Lily Love
Exploring the Innocence and Loss in 'Lily Love' Song Meaning
Lyrics
Down, down by the sea
Describing a location near the sea.
There is a crown of daisies
Imagery of a circular arrangement of daisies symbolizing something special.
High, high on a hill, my little lily love
Referring to someone affectionately as "my little lily love" on a hill.
West wind in your hair
The presence of a west wind and the tactile sensation of daisies in the hair.
Tied up in golden daisies
Visual description of the person adorned with golden daisies.
She's chasing you down, my little lily love
Expressing a sense of pursuit or playfulness between the speaker and "lily love."
You hide and seek high and low
Engaging in a game of hide and seek with emotional depth.
In every corner of my soul
Searching for the essence of "lily love" in the depths of the speaker's soul.
I almost hear the sound of your heart beating
Suggesting a strong emotional connection, hearing the heartbeat of "lily love."
Oh, like it's my own, my little lily love
Emphasizing the deep personal connection with "lily love."
You hide and seek every day
Continuation of the hide and seek motif, indicating a daily occurrence.
You just get farther away
Feeling the distance increasing in the pursuit of "lily love."
What, what kind of world would
Pondering the nature of a world that separates and uproots a sweet, wild flower.
Take a sweet wild flower
Metaphorically referring to "lily love" as a sweet wild flower.
And pull it up from the ground
Expressing the pain of separation or disruption in the relationship with "lily love."
My little lily love oh, down by the sea
Reiteration of the sea location and the special imagery of a crown of daisies.
There is a crown of daisies
Revisiting the visual metaphor of a crown of daisies by the sea.
I'll never forget my little lily love
Affirming the enduring memory of "lily love."
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