Smoke gets in your eyes
Les Platters Lyrics
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My true love was true
I of course replied
Something here inside cannot be denied
They said "someday you'll find all who love are blind"
When your heart's on fire,
You must realize, smoke gets in your eyes
To think they could doubt my love
Yet today my love has flown away,
I am without my love (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
(Smoke gets in your eyes, smoke gets in your eyes)
Smoke gets in your eyes
The lyrics "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" by The Platters is a heart-wrenching ballad about love, loss, and the pain that comes with it. The song talks about how there is an inexplicable feeling inside a person when they know they have found true love, which cannot be denied. However, this feeling is something that only those who have experienced it can understand, and others may call it blindness.
The song goes on to say that when your heart is on fire with love, you must realize that smoke gets in your eyes. This could be interpreted as a metaphor for not seeing things clearly when you are consumed with love.
The Platters' lead singer goes on to say that he laughed at his friends when they doubted his love, but now that his love has flown away, he is left without it. The laughing friends now deride him, and he cannot hide his tears. He explains that when a lovely flame dies, smoke gets in your eyes.
Overall, the song is a poignant reminder of the pain that comes with losing someone you love. The lyrics are beautifully written and capture the emotional turmoil that one goes through after losing a loved one.
Line by Line Meaning
They asked me how I knew
They inquired how I was certain
My true love was true
That my love was genuine
I of course replied
I then replied
Something here inside cannot be denied
My innermost feelings cannot be suppressed
They said "someday you'll find all who love are blind"
They said that someday I'd realize that love can blind us
When your heart's on fire,
When you're passionately in love,
You must realize, smoke gets in your eyes
Realize that passion and emotion can cloud your judgment, and leave you with regret
So I chaffed them and I gaily laughed
So I deftly mocked them and laughed joyfully
To think they could doubt my love
To ponder how they could question the authenticity of my love
Yet today my love has flown away,
But now my love has left me
I am without my love (without my love)
I feel lost without my love
Now laughing friends deride
Now my mocking friends ridicule me
Tears I cannot hide
I am unable to repress my tears
So I smile and say
So I force a smile and declare
When a lovely flame dies, smoke gets in your eyes
That when something precious is lost, it can seem hazy and unclear in hindsight
(Smoke gets in your eyes, smoke gets in your eyes)
(The pain of loss and nostalgia can linger)
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: OTTO HARBACH, JEROME KERN
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@simonepereira9191
They asked me how I knew
My true love was true
I of course replied
Something here inside cannot be denied
They said "someday you'll find all who love are blind"
When your heart's on fire,
You must realize, smoke gets in your eyes
So I chaffed them and I gaily laughed
To think they could doubt my love
Yet today my love has flown away,
I am without my love (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
Smoke gets in your eyes
@taofledermaus
I just learned this song was originally from 1932 and the The Platters did a re-make of it.
@Woodcut60
From the 1933 musical "Roberta". Composer was Jerome Kern, lyricist Otto Harbach.
@amychandler9089
Jerome kern is my uncles uncle x
@desertmulehunter
@@amychandler9089 he's my grand father!
@amychandler9089
@@desertmulehunter wow so we must be family!
@EricBrownBey
A lot of people cover before them. That was common back than. One of my favorite version.
@Whateverintheworld
I’m 48. My father died a couple years ago at age 80. He used to put in a Platters tape and this song would come on. Gooood stuff!! This reminds me being a kid and spending time with my dad. 🙂
@s.malone2849
💐❤️
@maryflores4952
Me too!! My dad is heaven too, he loved the platters too
@king-xerxus7040
You are also blessed to have relationship with your dad in a world contrary to dads being in the home.