To me, is not about fleeting love. It's about a woman madly in love, encouraging her lover to feel comfortable and "go with it", and praying her new soul mate feels, or will feel, as much love as her. It is the poet woman experiencing meeting and loving whom she believes to be her soul-mate. The woman is so selflessly, spiritually in love with the man that she suggests that "We have no past, we won't reach back", as in nothing has or could have existed before the fated meeting of lovers. "Keep with me forward all through the night" is her plea to her (as of yet) unrequited lover to stay with it, just experience it. Basically, experience the divine. "oh, the sleep in your eyes is enough", is another affirmation it is unrequited love, as of yet. She lays awake, passionately falling in love, and yet he's asleep. She's more hopeful than that, and she pleads..."let me be there, let me stay there awhile". Let me please, have this feeling of hope, even though it may not come to equal. "This precious time, when time is new" does allude to the fact that she's falling in love - maybe they're both falling in love. I particularly like, "stray cat is crying, so stray cat sings back" - a duo for two latch-key kids, obviously meant to be together. and "They have forgotten, what by day they knew" Cat's sleep at day and are docile. Nighttime is the prime time for felines. It alludes to inhibitory bedroom behavior, not just in sex, but the freeing of one's soul and mind. In that they share more of their soul than ever before. "This precious time, when time is new", and you're invincibly in love, and nothing can stop you and you can do anything, you can together make all your dreams come true. It is precious time. Remember when you first fell in love? Do you treat the person as kind and tender now as you once did then? Do you feel as passionately towards them as you once did? Food for thought.
To me, the song is actually, sad. Beautiful, but sad. I don't think she ends up with her lover.
@meanderKLIK ~ I loved reading your understanding of this song. Your review of the lyrics gave me even more insight, meaning and depth to a song that is forever one of the most precious and meaningful songs of my entire life.
Thank you.
At 42 yo I had my first baby. She was born early, a preemie at 3lbs 11oz. Preemies are famous for sleeping only during the day and being up all night... this was especially true for my newborn. I didn't know what to expect at that time as a new mom. I lived in a deep state of...
@meanderKLIK ~ I loved reading your understanding of this song. Your review of the lyrics gave me even more insight, meaning and depth to a song that is forever one of the most precious and meaningful songs of my entire life.
Thank you.
At 42 yo I had my first baby. She was born early, a preemie at 3lbs 11oz. Preemies are famous for sleeping only during the day and being up all night... this was especially true for my newborn. I didn't know what to expect at that time as a new mom. I lived in a deep state of love for my tiny baby, I took it all in stride and nothing mattered anymore except her and I and our own quiet world at night alone together.... many nights I would sing this to her as we looked into eachother's eyes.
Pure innocent perfect love~ that's what this song means to me. Ava is six yo now.... my love for her and our bond only deepens. And yes, she STILL tries to stay up all night, but Momma says no. Lol
I disagree with mcfine.
To me, is not about fleeting love. It's about a woman madly in love, encouraging her lover to feel comfortable and "go with it", and praying her new soul mate feels, or will feel, as much love as her. It is the poet woman experiencing meeting and loving whom she believes to be her soul-mate. The woman is so selflessly, spiritually in love with the man that she suggests that "We have no past, we won't reach back", as in nothing has or could have existed before the fated meeting of lovers. "Keep with me forward all through the night" is her plea to her (as of yet) unrequited lover to stay with it, just experience it. Basically, experience the divine. "oh, the sleep in your eyes is enough", is another affirmation it is unrequited love, as of yet. She lays awake, passionately falling in love, and yet he's asleep. She's more hopeful than that, and she pleads..."let me be there, let me stay there awhile". Let me please, have this feeling of hope, even though it may not come to equal. "This precious time, when time is new" does allude to the fact that she's falling in love - maybe they're both falling in love. I particularly like, "stray cat is crying, so stray cat sings back" - a duo for two latch-key kids, obviously meant to be together. and "They have forgotten, what by day they knew" Cat's sleep at day and are docile. Nighttime is the prime time for felines. It alludes to inhibitory bedroom behavior, not just in sex, but the freeing of one's soul and mind. In that they share more of their soul than ever before. "This precious time, when time is new", and you're invincibly in love, and nothing can stop you and you can do anything, you can together make all your dreams come true. It is precious time. Remember when you first fell in love? Do you treat the person as kind and tender now as you once did then? Do you feel as passionately towards them as you once did? Food for thought.
To me, the song is actually, sad. Beautiful, but sad. I don't think she ends up with her lover.
@meanderKLIK ~ I loved reading your understanding of this song. Your review of the lyrics gave me even more insight, meaning and depth to a song that is forever one of the most precious and meaningful songs of my entire life. Thank you. At 42 yo I had my first baby. She was born early, a preemie at 3lbs 11oz. Preemies are famous for sleeping only during the day and being up all night... this was especially true for my newborn. I didn't know what to expect at that time as a new mom. I lived in a deep state of...
@meanderKLIK ~ I loved reading your understanding of this song. Your review of the lyrics gave me even more insight, meaning and depth to a song that is forever one of the most precious and meaningful songs of my entire life. Thank you. At 42 yo I had my first baby. She was born early, a preemie at 3lbs 11oz. Preemies are famous for sleeping only during the day and being up all night... this was especially true for my newborn. I didn't know what to expect at that time as a new mom. I lived in a deep state of love for my tiny baby, I took it all in stride and nothing mattered anymore except her and I and our own quiet world at night alone together.... many nights I would sing this to her as we looked into eachother's eyes.
Pure innocent perfect love~ that's what this song means to me. Ava is six yo now.... my love for her and our bond only deepens. And yes, she STILL tries to stay up all night, but Momma says no. Lol