How High the Moon
Embracing Love's Celestial Melody: How High the Moon by Lester Young
Lyrics
Somewhere there's music
Somewhere there is music
How faint the tune
Expressing the faintness of the melody
Somewhere there's heaven
Somewhere there is heaven
How high the moon
Highlighting the elevated state of bliss
There is no moon above
No moon is visible above
When love is far away too
Love seems distant and far away
Till it comes true
Anticipation of love becoming a reality
That you love me as I love you
Mutual love is desired
Somewhere there's music
Reiteration of the presence of music
How near, how far
Exploring the proximity and distance of things
Somewhere there's heaven
Reiteration of the existence of heaven
It's where you are
Heaven is defined by the presence of the loved one
The darkest night would shine
The idea that even the darkest night would brighten with the beloved's presence
If you would come to me soon
Expressing the longing for the loved one to come soon
Until you will, how still my heart
Describing the stillness of the heart until the loved one arrives
How high the moon
Reiterating the elevated state of bliss represented by the moon
Somewhere there's music
Restating the presence of music
How faint the tune
Re-emphasizing the faintness of the melody
Somewhere there's heaven
Reiterating the existence of heaven
How high the moon
Reaffirming the elevated state of bliss represented by the moon
The darkest night would shine
Repetition of the idea that even the darkest night brightens with the beloved's presence
If you would come to me soon
Repetition of the longing for the loved one to come soon
Until you will, how still my heart
Repetition of describing the stillness of the heart until the loved one arrives
How high the moon
Final reiteration of the elevated state of bliss represented by the moon
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