Speak Low
Whispers of Love: Delving into the Ephemeral Beauty of 'Speak Low'
Lyrics
Speak low when you speak, love,
Advocates for a discreet and hushed tone when expressing love.
Our summer day withers away
Refers to the fleeting nature of a summer day, symbolizing the transience of happiness.
Too soon, too soon.
Expresses the idea that joy or love fades away too quickly.
Speak low when you speak, love,
Reiterates the call for a subdued expression of love.
Our moment is swift, like ships adrift,
Compares the brevity of their moment to ships drifting apart.
We're swept apart too soon.
Conveys the separation that occurs too soon, emphasizing the ephemeral nature of their connection.
Speak low, darling speak low,
Encourages maintaining a low, quiet voice in expressing affection.
Love is a spark lost in the dark,
Portrays love as a fleeting spark easily lost in the darkness, suggesting fragility.
Too soon, too soon,
Reiterates the theme of love ending prematurely, reinforcing the sense of untimeliness.
I feel wherever I go
Expresses a sense of inevitability about the proximity of the future.
That tomorrow is near, tomorrow is here
Suggests the immediacy of tomorrow, emphasizing the nearness of time.
And always too soon.
Repeats the notion that things conclude too soon, underlining the theme of brevity.
Time is so old and love so brief,
Contrasts the longevity of time with the briefness of love.
Love is pure gold and time a thief.
Metaphorically portrays love as valuable gold and time as a thief stealing that precious commodity.
We're late darling, we're late,
Expresses regret for being late in realizing the fleeting nature of their connection.
The curtain descends, ev'rything ends
Describes the conclusion of events, highlighting the inevitability of endings.
Too soon, too soon,
Reiterates the idea that things conclude too soon, emphasizing the untimeliness of endings.
I wait darling, I wait
Expresses a sense of waiting for something, possibly alluding to the longing for a love that endures.
Will you speak low to me,
Asks for a quiet expression of love once again, completing the circle of the song's theme.
Speak love to me and soon.
Reiterates the desire for a low and gentle expression of love, concluding the song.
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