Life's Lace
Birch Book Lyrics
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All our days in the sun
Summer's leaves in autumn's breeze
And the songs to you I've sung
Words in lines of their design
Branching into space
The quivering face of Life's Lace
The patterns of dead leaves
Shaped perhaps within the steps that parted lovers leave
Soft silent in the sand where the moonlight trace
The quivering facse of Life's Lace
Of je voudrais que tu te souviennes
Dans la nuit froide de L'oubli
Ces deux chansons qui nous ressemblent
Tout doucement sans faire de bruit
Les feuilles mortes me rappellent
Les chansons que je te chantais
Pass l'automne vienne l'hiver
Tu vois je n'ai pa oublié
Les souvenirs et les regrets aussi
In Birch Book's song "Life's Lace," the singer reminisces about past moments spent with someone special. Throughout his life, he hopes that his memories will stay alive in his mind, and that the person he shared those moments with will remember them too. He recalls summer days spent together, watching the leaves fall in autumn winds, and singing songs to the other. The words sung have created beautiful lines that extend infinitely into space, representing the deep love and connection he shared with this person. Despite the inevitable end of the relationship, he remembers fondly the two songs they shared together, each as unique and similar as the patterns of dead leaves. He imagines them softly etched into the sand where lovers walk, a reference to the idea that though their love may have ended, they will always be connected. Finally, he expresses his desire for this special person to remember their time together during the frigid, lonely nights of forgetfulness, and to remember the dead leaves that remind him of the tender songs they shared. Overall, "Life's Lace" is a beautiful and poetic reflection on the beauty and profound pain of deep love.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh how I hope that you'll remember
I deeply desire that you will retain memories of us
All our days in the sun
Every moment we spent together in happiness
Summer's leaves in autumn's breeze
The gentle falling of summer leaves during autumns gusts
And the songs to you I've sung
In addition to those peaceful moments, I sang songs to you
Words in lines of their design
I utilized a complete design structure for the lyrics I crafted
Branching into space
With the lyrics' complete design structure, thoughts branched out in unlimited directions
The quivering face of Life's Lace
Those unrestrained branches in unison formed the complex beauty of existence
Of those songs there are two recall
I remember singing two specific songs to you
The patterns of dead leaves
The forms of expired foliage
Shaped perhaps within the steps that parted lovers leave
Maybe the shape of the leaves resembles the footprints of estranged lovers
Soft silent in the sand where the moonlight trace
Where the moonlight graces the ground, those shapes silently remain
The quivering facse of Life's Lace
Those shapes contribute to the intricacies of being
Of je voudrais que tu te souviennes
I also wish for you to recollect
Dans la nuit froide de L'oubli
During the frigid night of forgetfulness
Ces deux chansons qui nous ressemblent
These two songs that epitomize us
Tout doucement sans faire de bruit
Quietly and gently
Les feuilles mortes me rappellent
The fallen leaves reminds me of...
Les chansons que je te chantais
... the songs I once sang to you
Pass l'automne vienne l'hiver
As the autumn passes, winter approaches
Tu vois je n'ai pa oublié
Still, I haven't forgotten
Les souvenirs et les regrets aussi
The memories and regrets of what we once were
Contributed by Lucy N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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