Speak Low
Whispers of Love: Decoding Eddie Higgins' 'Speak Low'
Lyrics
Speak low when you speak, love,
Advocates for speaking softly or discreetly when expressing love.
Our summer day withers away
Describes the fleeting nature of a summer day that is coming to an end.
Too soon, too soon.
Emphasizes the premature ending of the summer day, suggesting a sense of loss.
Speak low when you speak, love,
Reiterates the call for speaking quietly in the context of a brief moment.
Our moment is swift, like ships adrift,
Compares the transient nature of their moment to ships drifting apart.
We're swept apart too soon.
Expresses the separation that occurs too soon, adding a sense of melancholy.
Speak low, darling speak low,
Encourages maintaining a low tone in expressions of love.
Love is a spark lost in the dark,
Describes love as a fleeting spark easily lost in the darkness of time.
Too soon, too soon,
Reiterates the theme of premature endings in the context of love.
I feel wherever I go
Reflects on the constant awareness of the nearness of tomorrow.
That tomorrow is near, tomorrow is here
Suggests the immediacy of tomorrow, emphasizing its inevitability.
And always too soon.
Conveys the idea that tomorrow always arrives too soon.
Time is so old and love so brief,
Contrasts the agelessness of time with the brevity of love.
Love is pure gold and time a thief.
Metaphorically describes love as precious gold and time as a thief.
We're late darling, we're late,
Acknowledges lateness or delay in the unfolding of events.
The curtain descends, ev'rything ends
Portrays a sense of finality as the curtain descends, signifying the end of everything.
Too soon, too soon,
Repeats the theme of things concluding prematurely, using the phrase "too soon."
I wait darling, I wait
Expresses a patient waiting despite the inevitable and premature end.
Will you speak low to me,
Poses a request to speak softly, emphasizing the importance of gentle words.
Speak love to me and soon.
Reiterates the plea for love to be expressed softly and promptly.
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