Don't Take Your Love From Me
Keely Smith & Nelson Riddle Lyrics
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And the sky feels blue
Tear a petal from the rose
And the rose weeps too
Take your heart away from mine
And mine will surely break
My life is yours to make
So please keep the spark awake
Would you take the wings from birds
So that they can't fly?
Would you take the ocean's roar
And leave just a sigh?
All this, your heart won't let you do
This is what I beg of you
Don't take your love from me
Would you take the wings from birds
So that they can't fly?
Would you take the ocean's roar
And leave just a sigh?
All this, your heart won't let you do
This is what I beg of you
Don't take your love
Don't take your love
Don't take your love from me
In Keely Smith's song Don't Take Your Love From Me, she uses vivid metaphors to express the depth of her feelings towards her lover. In the opening lines, she describes how removing a star from the sky would make the sky feel blue and tearing a petal from a rose would make the rose weep too. These lines indicate the immense pain she would feel if her lover were to take their love away from her.
She further sings, "Take your heart away from mine and mine will surely break, my life is yours to make, so please keep the spark awake." These lines reveal how her life and happiness depend entirely on her lover's love and how she hopes that her lover will keep their passion and romance alive.
The second verse of the song asks poignant questions, "Would you take the wings from birds so that they can't fly?/Would you take the ocean's roar and leave just a sigh?" These questions emphasize the idea that the loss of love would be as devastating as taking away the ability to fly from birds or leaving behind a mere sigh instead of the mighty sound of the ocean’s roar.
In conclusion, Keely Smith's Don't Take Your Love From Me is a romantic song that portrays the importance of one's love in another's life. Through her lyrics and metaphors, she beautifully pleads her lover to keep their love alive and not to take it away from her.
Line by Line Meaning
Tear a star from out the sky
If you were to take even one star out of the sky, the sky will still be the sky but it will lose its sparkle.
And the sky feels blue
The sky which was once so vibrant and full of life, has now lost its essence and become dull.
Tear a petal from the rose
When you pluck a petal from a rose, the rose will feel incomplete and lose its beauty.
And the rose weeps too
Once a rose petal is missing, the rose will never be the same and tears itself apart to cope with the loss.
Take your heart away from mine
If you ever leave me or stop loving me, it will be as if you have ripped my heart out of my chest.
And mine will surely break
Without your love, my heart will be shattered into a million pieces and can't be repaired.
My life is yours to make
I have given you the power to control and direct my life, and I trust you completely with it.
So please keep the spark awake
Please don't let the love and passion between us die, please keep it alive and thriving.
Would you take the wings from birds
Just like how it's cruel to take the ability to fly away from birds, it's equally cruel to take away the ability to love.
So that they can't fly?
Taking away the wings from birds would take away their freedom and their ability to soar free.
Would you take the ocean's roar
It is impossible to take away the sound and power of the ocean, just as it is impossible to take away the love between two people.
And leave just a sigh?
Leaving just a sigh would be like leaving nothing at all, and reducing the ocean to a mere whisper.
All this, your heart won't let you do
Your heart is full of love and compassion, and it would never allow you to hurt me by taking away your love.
This is what I beg of you
Please, above all else, keep loving me and never take your love away from me.
Don't take your love from me
I can't live without your love, please don't take it away from me.
Lyrics © INDANO MUSIC COMPANY, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Henry Nemo
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@IM2PersonalProblems
Amazing Woman, Beautiful Voice. Still remember my Father playing her records in the 60s.
@catman916
I'm old enough to remember her in the 1950s. She is one of the great ones.
@christophercollum3272
One of her best songs in my opinion and that's saying a lot
@Lewloves
I’m born in ‘89. I suffer with anemoia. Wish I could see her live back then.
@dasteven10
What a voice ❤
@paulriofski7982
Thanks, John, for posting this rare single version! Keely was one of the finest female vocalists of her era.
@musket-hc1fc
Marvelous woman!
@charmq777
Brava!
@paolasempertigue1608
¡wow!
@robertghin429
love it!