Speak Low
Whispers of Ephemeral Love
Lyrics
Time is so old and love so brief
Time is experienced as ancient, while love is fleeting.
Love is pure gold and time a thief
Love is highly valuable like gold, but time steals it away.
Speak low when you speak love
Advocates for a discreet and restrained expression of love.
Our summer's day withers away too soon, too soon
The brevity of our summer day emphasizes the transience of joy.
Speak low when you speak love
Reiterates the importance of speaking love quietly.
Our moment is swift like ships adrift
Compares the swiftness of their moment to ships drifting apart.
We sail apart too soon
Expresses the sorrow of parting too soon.
Speak low when you speak love
Reiterates the theme of speaking love softly.
Love is a spark, lost in the dark too soon, too soon
Describes love as a fleeting spark easily lost in the darkness.
I feel that wherever I go that tomorrow is near
The speaker feels an impending sense of tomorrow approaching.
Tomorrow is here and always too soon
Tomorrow arrives sooner than expected, emphasizing its fleeting nature.
Time is so old and love so brief
Repeats the contrast between the age of time and the brevity of love.
Love is pure gold and time a thief
Reiterates the preciousness of love and the thievery of time.
We're late, darling, we're late
The speaker and their darling are running late, implying a missed opportunity.
The curtain descends, everything ends too soon, too soon
Highlights the inevitability of endings and the ephemeral nature of everything.
I wait, darling, I wait
The speaker waits, expressing anticipation despite lateness.
Will you speak low to me, speak love to me?
Pleads for a soft and loving communication despite the imminent end.
Speak low to me and soon
Repeats the call for speaking low, suggesting a desire for tenderness.
Speak low, speak low
A final plea to speak low, reinforcing the emotional tone.
Speak love
The last call to speak love, emphasizing its importance.
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