Speak Low
Whispers of Love: Unveiling the Timeless Essence of 'Speak Low'
Lyrics
Speak low when you speak, love,
Advocates speaking softly when expressing love.
Our summer day withers away
Describes the transient nature of a summer day.
Too soon, too soon.
Expresses the brevity of the summer day, suggesting it ends too quickly.
Speak low when you speak, love,
Reiterates the importance of speaking softly in the context of love.
Our moment is swift, like ships adrift,
Compares the fleeting nature of their moment to ships drifting apart.
We're swept apart too soon.
Reflects on the swift separation that occurs too soon.
Speak low, darling speak low,
Encourages speaking softly again, emphasizing the delicate nature of love.
Love is a spark lost in the dark,
Describes love as a spark easily lost in the darkness of time.
Too soon, too soon,
Repeats the idea of love ending prematurely.
I feel wherever I go
Expresses a sense of awareness that wherever one goes, tomorrow is imminent.
That tomorrow is near, tomorrow is here
Suggests the immediacy of tomorrow, emphasizing its proximity.
And always too soon.
Reiterates the theme of things ending too soon, including the arrival of tomorrow.
Time is so old and love so brief,
Contrasts the agelessness of time with the fleeting nature of love.
Love is pure gold and time a thief.
Compares love to pure gold and time to a thief, highlighting the preciousness of love and its vulnerability to time.
We're late darling, we're late,
Expresses a realization of being late or delayed in acknowledging the passage of time.
The curtain descends, ev'rything ends
Describes the descent of a curtain, symbolizing the conclusion of everything.
Too soon, too soon,
Reiterates the idea that things end too soon, emphasizing the immediacy of closure.
I wait darling, I wait
Expresses a patient wait for the inevitable end.
Will you speak low to me,
Poses a question about speaking softly in the future.
Speak love to me and soon.
Requests the continuation of expressing love in a soft manner.
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