Close Your Eyes
ELLING Kurt Lyrics
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that love was sent from above
yet, today, find my love has flown away
I am without my love
They ask me how I knew
My true love was true
I of course reply
Cannot be denied
They said someday you'll find
All who love are absolutely blind
When your heart's on fire
You must realise
Smoke gets in your eyes
So I chaffed them
And I gayly laughed
that they would doubt my love
yet today
I find my love has flown
I am without my love
Now laughing friends deride
Tears I cannot hide
So I smile and say
When a lovely flame dies
Smoke gets in your eyes
So I chaffed them
And I gayly laughed
that they would doubt my love
yet today
I find my love has flown
I am without my love
Now laughing friends deride
Tears I cannot hide
So I smile and say
When a lovely flame dies
love will leave you
crying in your sleep
once you're in too deep
love will leave lost and lonely
love will break your heart
love will make you fall apart
the moment that you stop belonging
nothing ends the pain
tearing you away
wondering where you made your big mistake
Wishing on a star
promises go far
now, she's gone
never in my wishing did I think of love's pain
now, i'll have to think again
my happy ever ending is for someone else.
The song "Close Your Eyes" by Kurt Elling is a heart-wrenching ballad about lost love and the pain that comes with it. The song talks about how the singer believed that love would last and thought it came from above but now finds himself alone without his love. The lyrics mention how people asked him how he knew that his true love was true, to which he replies, something deep inside that cannot be denied. However, they also warned him that love makes people blind, and when the heart is on fire, smoke gets in your eyes, clouding your judgment.
The singer goes on to chaff at his friends who doubt his love, but now he finds himself without his love, and he cannot hide his tears. He tries to smile and say that when a lovely flame dies, smoke gets in your eyes. He mentions how love will leave you crying in your sleep, and once you're in too deep, it will break your heart and make you fall apart, leaving you lost and lonely. The song ends with the singer wishing upon a star and realizing that his happy ever after is for someone else.
In summary, "Close Your Eyes" is a deeply emotional song about the pain of lost love and how it can leave you feeling undone, making you question the very things you believed in.
Line by Line Meaning
Yesterday, I thought that love would last
At one point in time, I believed that love was forever
that love was sent from above
I thought that love was a divine gift
yet, today, find my love has flown away
However, my love has left me today
I am without my love
I am now alone without my love
They ask me how I knew
People inquire how I could sense it was true love
My true love was true
If my love was authentic
I of course reply
I always respond with confidence
Something deep inside
Because I have a feeling that is intrinsic
Cannot be denied
I cannot reject it
They said someday you'll find
Others said that someday I will know
All who love are absolutely blind
All lovers are naively hopeful
When your heart's on fire
When passion overwhelms you
You must realize
You must come to accept
Smoke gets in your eyes
Your view of the world becomes hazy
So I chaffed them
So I taunted them
And I gayly laughed
And I laughed heartily
that they would doubt my love
Because they doubted my affection
Now laughing friends deride
Now friends mock me
Tears I cannot hide
I cannot conceal my sorrow
So I smile and say
I smile and respond
When a lovely flame dies
When an attractive relationship fades away
love will leave you
Love will abandon you
crying in your sleep
Causing you to weep in your sleep
once you're in too deep
Once you are too invested
love will leave lost and lonely
Love will make you feel lost and alone
love will break your heart
Love has the power to hurt you deeply
love will make you fall apart
Love can cause you to collapse
the moment that you stop belonging
When you are no longer together
nothing ends the pain
Nothing can remove the hurt
tearing you away
Pulling you apart
wondering where you made your big mistake
Asking yourself where things went wrong
Wishing on a star
Dreaming and hoping for something unattainable
promises go far
Promises sound hopeful but can be misleading
now, she's gone
Now, my love has left me
never in my wishing did I think of love's pain
I never thought about how love could hurt me
now, I'll have to think again
Now, I have to rethink my approach to love
my happy ever ending is for someone else.
My happily ever after is with someone else
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Ira Gershwin, George Gershwin
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@jameswhite7128
Kurt does a real nice rendition of this song. Bravo!
@lesatz4
Qué maravillosa versión. K. Elling tiene una voz que única, inconfundible y con su potencial ensalza cualquier tema.
@jameswhite7128
This is a nice and cool rendition of this song. Kurt does good job.
@kathleenshaffner2583
Way cool arrangement!!! SWEET! I play & sing this song with my lovely jumbo Taylor guitar & this whole groove is FUN!
@jameswest3657
Thanks greatly for posting Edward . Marvelous!!!!
@musician6831
WONDERFUL!
@luv4eto97
well... i certainly think he is awesome!!!!!!!!
@glennrobertson1171
ah......cool. Kurt in good voice .Great jazz standard. Marion Montgomery and Dudley also great.
@fortimeless3299
Just A Litte Similitude Whit Harry Connick Jr But There Is No Comparaison Between Us
@henlaojim
I believe this song is by Ray Noble, a rather good band leader in England back in the 40's and 50's. He's the man who wrote Cherokee.