Then I'll Be Tired of You
Eternal Love's Resilience: Beyond the Years with John Pizzarelli
Lyrics
I'll be tired of you
I will become weary or bored of you.
When the stars are tired of beaming
When the stars lose their energy to shine.
When I am tired of dreaming
When I lose interest or enthusiasm in dreaming.
Then I'll be tired of you
Reiteration of the idea that the speaker will be tired of the person mentioned in line 1.
This I know is true
Expressing certainty in the truth of the previous statements.
When winds are tired of blowing
When the winds become exhausted and stop blowing.
When grass is tired of growing
When the grass ceases to grow.
Then I'll be tired of you
Reiteration of the speaker's eventual weariness towards the person.
Beyond the years
Looking into the future, emphasizing a prolonged period.
Till day is night
Until the distinction between day and night blurs.
Till wrong is right
Continuation of the extended time frame until moral opposites lose significance.
Till birds refuse to soar
Until birds refuse to soar, symbolizing a timeless or impossible event.
Beyond the years
Repetition of the time frame, emphasizing the enduring nature of the speaker's feelings.
The echo of my only love
The lasting impact of the speaker's only love will persist.
Will still be whispering
Whispering signifies a lingering presence or influence.
If my throbbing heart
If the speaker's heart ever begins to plead or request.
Should ever start entreating
Expressing a hypothetical situation where the heart is tired of beating.
That it is tired of beating
Reiteration of the central theme, linking the weariness of the heart to being tired of the person.
Then I'll be tired of you...
Concluding the song with the idea that the speaker's weariness depends on the endurance of the heart.
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