Speak Low
Whispers of Love: Unraveling the Timeless Tale in Wycliffe Gordon's 'Speak Low'
Lyrics
Speak low when you speak, love,
Advises to speak softly when expressing love.
Our summer day withers away
Describes the fleeting nature of a summer day.
Too soon, too soon.
Expresses a sense of time passing too quickly.
Speak low when you speak, love,
Reiterates the need for quietness in love expression.
Our moment is swift, like ships adrift,
Compares the briefness of their moment to ships drifting apart.
We're swept apart too soon.
Conveys the feeling of being separated too soon.
Speak low, darling speak low,
Encourages speaking softly in the context of love.
Love is a spark lost in the dark,
Describes love as a fleeting spark easily lost in darkness.
Too soon, too soon,
Reiterates the theme of things ending prematurely.
I feel wherever I go
Expresses a sense of being aware of the proximity of tomorrow.
That tomorrow is near, tomorrow is here
Highlights the imminence of the future.
And always too soon.
Emphasizes the idea that everything ends too soon.
Time is so old and love so brief,
Reflects on the contrasting nature of time and love.
Love is pure gold and time a thief.
Metaphorically describes love as precious gold and time as a thief.
We're late darling, we're late,
Expresses a realization of being late or delayed.
The curtain descends, ev'rything ends
Conveys the idea of closure and the end of everything.
Too soon, too soon,
Repeats the sentiment that things end too soon.
I wait darling, I wait
Expresses a sense of waiting, possibly for a continuation.
Will you speak low to me,
Asks for a continuation of speaking softly, expressing love.
Speak love to me and soon.
Reiterates the desire for the soft expression of love.
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