Here Lies Love
Diana Krall Lyrics

Night winds, cold and melancholy,
The cold melancholic winds of the night foreshadow my tragic end.

Wave a blue finale
The conclusion of my life is accompanied by a sense of sadness, like a blue color palette of emotions.

For my tragedy.
This is an unambiguous reference to the singer's personal tragedy, which has led to her untimely end.

Life a miserary,
Life has been nothing but misery for me, a string of unfortunate events that have finally led up to my demise.

Meant only for me,
This person's life, unfortunately, was only meant for tragedy, no matter how much she tried to escape it.

While I linger, weary,
In my final moments, I find myself lethargic and exhausted, too tired to fight the inevitable.

'Neath a willow tree.
The object of my last resting place is a willow tree, a symbolic and traditional choice for mourning the loss of a loved one.

Right here our romance was started,
This location was where the romance between the artist and her partner began, adding another layer of sorrow to her tragic end.

Here again we parted
This place was also where the two parted ways, a painful memory that haunts the artist in her final moments.

When I set you free.
The artist made a decision to let her partner go, which now haunts her as she regrets the decision in her last moments.

All my thoughts are jumbled,
In the singer's final moments, all her thoughts are disjointed, making it difficult to think coherently.

Everything is blurred,
The events of her life seem to have come to a hazy end, devoid of clarity.

All the world has crumbled,
The singer's world has fallen apart around her, leaving nothing left in its wake.

Shattered by word.
The singer's life has been shattered by the words spoken to her, causing her undoing.

My end has come,
The singer's end is imminent, a reminder that the tragedy of her life has come full circle.

My heart is numb,
The tragedy has left the artist's heart cold and numb, unable to feel and process the pain she's experiencing.

'Twas like a bolt from the blue above.
The tragedy that has befallen the artist was like a bolt of lightning from a clear blue sky, without warning or preparation.

I can't believe it but you're gone, darling,
The shock of her partner's absence is still sinking in, and the singer finds it difficult to come to terms with it.

And here lies love.
The title of the song finally makes sense in its last line, as the singer's body will soon be laid to rest while love lives on.

The sky is dark
Even the weather seems to reflect the artist's mood, as the sky is dark and foreboding.

And I hear a lark,
Despite the sadness of the moment, there is still beauty to be found in the form of a songbird.

He sounds as sad as a mournful dove.
The song of the lark sounds mournful, as if lamenting the artist's passing.

The dew appears like the tears of dawn, darling,
The morning dew has taken on a new meaning, now resembling the tears shed at the break of day.

For here lies love.
The finality of the artist's death is a reminder that even with the passing of a person, love endures.

All my dreams lost beyond recall,
The singer's hopes and dreams are forever gone, unattainable and unfulfilled.

Dreams of Spring blasted in the Fall,
The suddenness of the tragedy serves as a warning that the good of one moment can quickly turn to grief in the next.

You gave lips, you gave arms,
The singer's partner was the source of passion and comfort, providing both love and physical touch.

I gave all!
The artist's dedication to the relationship was unwavering, giving everything she had to make it work.

I ought to cry,
The moment is so charged with emotion that the artist should be crying, but the pain is too great, leaving her dry-eyed.

My eyes are dry,
The sadness of the moment has hit the singer so hard that even her eyes cannot produce tears.

There's only one thing I'm conscious of;
Despite everything else that's happened, the singer is still conscious of her love for her partner.

I only know that I can't go on, darling,
Despite her love, the artist acknowledges that she cannot continue living in the aftermath of such a tragedy.

Here lies love.
The once cryptic title of the song is now a reminder of the enduring nature of love, even in death.