Speak Low
Whispers of Love: Unveiling the Poignant Tale in 'Speak Low'
Lyrics
Speak low when you speak, love,
Advocating for a discreet and hushed expression of love.
Our summer day withers away
Describing the fleeting nature of a summer day.
Too soon, too soon.
Expressing regret over the brevity of the summer day, emphasizing its premature end.
Speak low when you speak, love,
Reiterating the importance of speaking quietly in matters of love.
Our moment is swift, like ships adrift,
Comparing the brevity of their shared moment to ships drifting apart.
We're swept apart too soon.
Highlighting the separation that occurs too soon, adding a sense of lamentation.
Speak low, darling speak low,
Emphasizing the need to speak softly in a romantic context.
Love is a spark lost in the dark,
Describing love as a fleeting spark that can be easily lost in the darkness.
Too soon, too soon,
Repeating the theme of love ending prematurely and expressing sorrow.
I feel wherever I go
Indicating a constant awareness that wherever one goes, tomorrow – and its potential challenges – is close.
That tomorrow is near, tomorrow is here
Stating the immediacy of tomorrow, suggesting it is always just around the corner.
And always too soon.
Reiterating the idea that things end too soon, echoing the melancholy tone.
Time is so old and love so brief,
Reflecting on the contrast between the agelessness of time and the fleeting nature of love.
Love is pure gold and time a thief.
Metaphorically describing love as pure gold and time as a thief, underscoring the precious yet elusive quality of love.
We're late darling, we're late,
Acknowledging a sense of lateness or regret, perhaps in the context of missed opportunities.
The curtain descends, ev'rything ends
Depicting a closure, symbolized by the descending curtain, signaling the end of everything.
Too soon, too soon,
Reiterating the idea that things end too soon, emphasizing the inevitability of closure.
I wait darling, I wait
Expressing a sense of waiting, possibly for a return or continuation of the romantic connection.
Will you speak low to me,
Pleading for the continuation of the soft and intimate communication.
Speak love to me and soon.
Requesting the expression of love in a quiet and gentle manner, underscoring the importance of soft-spoken affection.
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