Coin of Gold
Golden Melancholy: Unveiling Love's Beautiful Hardness
Lyrics
My love is like a coin of gold
Expresses the speaker's comparison of their love to a valuable and precious entity, a "coin of gold."
Sing my sorrow sing my pain
Invites the act of singing to convey and share the speaker's sorrow and pain.
Beautiful but hard and cold
Describes the dual nature of the love as both beautiful and valuable, yet challenging and emotionally distant.
Spring and winter sun and rain
References the changing seasons, symbolizing the ups and downs in life that the love experiences.
Beautiful but hard and cold
Reiterates the contrasting qualities of beauty and hardness in the speaker's love.
Sing my sorrow sing my pain
Repeats the call for singing to express the ongoing sorrow and pain associated with the love.
I long to have his hand to hold
Expresses the speaker's yearning to hold the hand of their beloved.
Spring and winter, sun and rain
Mentions the cyclical nature of life, represented by spring, winter, sun, and rain.
I long to have his hand to hold
Reiterates the desire to hold the beloved's hand, emphasizing the emotional connection sought.
Sing my sorrow sing my pain
Repeats the call for singing to convey ongoing sorrow and pain, suggesting a continuous emotional struggle.
But I would never be so bold
States the speaker's hesitancy or fear of taking bold actions in the context of the relationship.
spring and winter sun and rain
Repeats the seasonal imagery, emphasizing the recurring patterns in life and love.
But I would never be so bold
Restates the speaker's reluctance to be bold, underlining a sense of caution or timidity.
Sing my sorrow sing my pain
Reiterates the need for singing to express ongoing sorrow and pain, reinforcing the emotional intensity.
And as the shadows round me fold
Describes the encroaching shadows, symbolizing challenges or difficulties surrounding the speaker.
Spring and winter, sun and rain
Echoes the cyclic nature of life's challenges, represented by spring, winter, sun, and rain.
And as the shadows round me fold
Repeats the imagery of shadows closing in, emphasizing a sense of enveloping darkness or adversity.
Sing my sorrow sing my pain
Reiterates the call for singing to express sorrow and pain, indicating an ongoing emotional struggle.
And the darkness makes me cold
Associates darkness with coldness, suggesting a chilling effect on the speaker's emotions.
Spring and winter sun and rain
Repeats the cyclical imagery of spring, winter, sun, and rain, highlighting the persistence of life's challenges.
And the darkness makes me cold
Reiterates the connection between darkness and coldness in the speaker's emotional experience.
Sing my sorrow sing my pain
Calls for continued singing to express the ongoing sorrow and pain associated with the challenging love.
My love is like a coin of gold
Closes the lyrics by restating the comparison of the speaker's love to a valuable and precious "coin of gold."
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