'Til There Was You
Cassandra Wilson Lyrics


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There were bells on a hill
But I never heard them ringing
No, I never heard them at all
Till there was you

There were birds in the sky
But I never saw them winging
No, I never saw them at all
Till there was you

Then there was music and wonderful roses
They tell me in sweet fragrant meadows
Of dawn and dew

There was love all around
But I never heard it singing
No, I never heard it at all
Till there was you

Then there was music and wonderful roses
They tell me in sweet fragrant meadows
Of dawn and dew

There was love all around
But I never heard it singing
No, I never heard it at all




Till there was you
Till there was you

Overall Meaning

Cassandra Wilson's song 'Til There Was You is a beautiful love song that describes how the singer was oblivious to the beauty around her until her lover came into her life. The singer talks about how there were bells on a hill and birds in the sky, but her senses were not awakened to their beauty until she met her lover. The singer goes on to describe the music, the wonderful roses, and the love that she never heard or saw until she met her lover. The lyrics express how the singer's life was incomplete until she met her lover, who brought color, sound, and love into her life.


The line "there were bells on a hill, but I never heard them ringing" could be interpreted as the singer being unaware of the beauty of life. The same applies to the line "there were birds in the sky, but I never saw them winging." The singer is saying that she never saw the beauty in life until her lover came along. The lyrics overall have a sense of newfound wonder and appreciation for life that comes from finding true love.


In summary, 'Til There Was You by Cassandra Wilson is a song about how a person's life can be transformed by love. The song uses powerful imagery to convey the idea that until the singer met her lover, she did not understand how beautiful life could be.


Line by Line Meaning

There were bells on a hill
There were beautiful things in the world that I was unaware of.


But I never heard them ringing
I was not able to appreciate the beauty of the world before.


No, I never heard them at all
I was missing out on the wonders of life.


Till there was you
Until I met you, I was not able to see the beauty of the world or appreciate what was around me.


There were birds in the sky
The world was full of life and beauty that I did not notice.


But I never saw them winging
I did not take the time to notice the things that were around me.


Then there was music and wonderful roses
You came into my life and showed me the beauty that was always there.


They tell me in sweet fragrant meadows
The world is full of wonderful things that I never knew before.


Of dawn and dew
There is beauty in every moment of life, even in the small things like the dawn and dew.


There was love all around
Love is all around us, but I did not notice it before.


But I never heard it singing
I did not recognize the love that was already present in the world.


No, I never heard it at all
I missed out on the love that was present before.


Till there was you
Until I met you, I was not able to recognize or appreciate the love around me.




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Written by: Meredith Wilson

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