Speak Low
Whispers of Love: Unveiling the Meaning Behind Phil Woods' 'Speak Low'
Lyrics
Speak low when you speak, love,
Cautioning to speak softly or discreetly when expressing love.
Our summer day withers away
Describing the fleeting nature of a summer day.
Too soon, too soon.
Expressing that the summer day ends prematurely.
Speak low when you speak, love,
Reiterating the need to speak softly in love.
Our moment is swift, like ships adrift,
Comparing the brevity of their moment to ships drifting apart.
We're swept apart too soon.
Emphasizing the untimely separation in their relationship.
Speak low, darling speak low,
Encouraging a low, discreet tone in expressions of affection.
Love is a spark lost in the dark,
Describing love as a fleeting spark easily lost in the darkness.
Too soon, too soon,
Reiterating the premature end of their love.
I feel wherever I go
Expressing a sense of awareness wherever the speaker goes.
That tomorrow is near, tomorrow is here
Anticipating the closeness of tomorrow, suggesting the imminent future.
And always too soon.
Stating that tomorrow always comes too soon, emphasizing its brevity.
Time is so old and love so brief,
Reflecting on the long duration of time and the short-lived nature of love.
Love is pure gold and time a thief.
Contrasting the purity of love with the thieving nature of time.
We're late darling, we're late,
Expressing regret for being late in the context of their relationship.
The curtain descends, ev'rything ends
Describing the end of everything as the curtain descends.
Too soon, too soon,
Reiterating the untimely end, stating that everything concludes too soon.
I wait darling, I wait
Expressing a sense of waiting for something, possibly love.
Will you speak low to me,
Pleading for a soft, low-spoken expression of love.
Speak love to me and soon.
Requesting the expression of love in spoken words and anticipating it soon.
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