Speak Low
Embracing Love's Fleeting Moments
Lyrics
Speak low when you speak, love,
Advocates for speaking softly or discreetly when expressing love.
Our summer day withers away
Describes the fleeting nature of a summer day, symbolizing the brevity of a joyful period.
Too soon, too soon.
Emphasizes the feeling of time passing too quickly and the ephemeral nature of positive experiences.
Speak low when you speak, love,
Reiterates the need for a hushed tone in expressing love due to the transience of the moment.
Our moment is swift, like ships adrift,
Compares the briefness of the romantic moment to ships drifting apart, suggesting separation.
We're swept apart too soon.
Expresses the idea of being separated from a loved one prematurely.
Speak low, darling speak low,
Encourages speaking softly, framing love as a fragile spark easily lost in darkness.
Love is a spark lost in the dark,
Portrays love as delicate and easily extinguished, reinforcing the theme of premature endings.
Too soon, too soon,
Reiterates the swift demise of love, emphasizing its premature nature once again.
I feel wherever I go
Expresses a sense of foreboding or anticipation wherever the speaker goes.
That tomorrow is near, tomorrow is here
Suggests that the future (tomorrow) is imminent or already present, reinforcing the theme of time passing quickly.
And always too soon.
Underlines the consistent theme of things ending too soon, creating a sense of longing.
Time is so old and love so brief,
Contrasts the age of time with the brevity of love, highlighting the fleeting nature of romantic experiences.
Love is pure gold and time a thief.
Metaphorically depicts love as precious (pure gold) and time as a thief, stealing moments of happiness.
We're late darling, we're late,
Acknowledges the lateness or tardiness in recognizing the transient nature of love.
The curtain descends, ev'rything ends
Introduces the metaphor of a descending curtain, symbolizing the conclusion of everything, including love.
Too soon, too soon,
Reiterates the idea that everything, including love, ends too soon, creating a sense of urgency.
I wait darling, I wait
Expresses a sense of waiting, suggesting a desire for the romantic moment to last longer.
Will you speak low to me,
Pleads for the continuation of soft-spoken expressions of love.
Speak love to me and soon.
Reiterates the desire for love to be spoken softly and emphasizes the urgency of expressing love sooner rather than later.
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