Speak Low

Whispers of Love: Unveiling the Timeless Message in 'Speak Low'
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Lyrics

Speak low when you speak, love,

Advising to speak softly or discreetly when expressing love.

Our summer day withers away

Describing the fading of a summer day, suggesting the transient nature of time.

Too soon, too soon.

Expressing that the summer day ends prematurely, emphasizing the brevity of happiness.


Speak low when you speak, love,

Reiterating the need to speak softly in love due to the fleeting nature of their moment.

Our moment is swift, like ships adrift,

Comparing their moment to ships adrift, emphasizing the swiftness and unpredictability of their separation.

We're swept apart too soon.

Conveying the feeling of being swept apart too soon in their love story.


Speak low, darling speak low,

Repeating the advice to speak low, highlighting the fragile nature of love.

Love is a spark lost in the dark,

Describing love as a spark lost in the dark, underscoring its vulnerability and fleeting nature.

Too soon, too soon,

Reiterating the idea that love ends prematurely, emphasizing the fleeting nature of their connection.

I feel wherever I go

Expressing a sense of anticipation or apprehension about the future.

That tomorrow is near, tomorrow is here

Reflecting on the proximity of tomorrow, suggesting a sense of inevitability in the passage of time.

And always too soon.

Stating that tomorrow always arrives too soon, emphasizing the constant march of time.


Time is so old and love so brief,

Contrasting the old age of time with the brief duration of love.

Love is pure gold and time a thief.

Metaphorically describing love as pure gold and time as a thief, alluding to the precious but fleeting nature of love.

We're late darling, we're late,

Expressing a sense of regret or urgency, acknowledging that they are running out of time.

The curtain descends, ev'rything ends

Describing the end of everything as the curtain descends, signifying the conclusion of their story.

Too soon, too soon,

Reiterating the idea that everything ends too soon, emphasizing the brevity of existence.

I wait darling, I wait

Expressing a sense of waiting, perhaps for a reunion or a resolution.

Will you speak low to me,

Pleading to continue speaking softly or expressing love, despite the inevitable ending.

Speak love to me and soon.

Reiterating the desire for soft and loving communication, emphasizing the urgency of the request.

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