What Now My Love
Los Angeles the Voices Lyrics

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What now my love, now that you left me.
How can I live, trough another day.
You were watching my dreams turn in to ashes
And all my hopes in to bits of clay.
Once I could see, once I could feel,
Now I’m numb, I’ve become unreal.
I walk the night, oh, without a goal
Stripped of my heart, my soul.

What now my love, now that it’s over
I feel the world closing in on me
Here comes the stars’, tumbling around me
And there’s the sky where the sea should be

What now my love, now that you’re gone
I’d be a fool to go on and on
No one would care, no one would cry
If I should live or die

What now my love, now that you left me.
How can I live, trough another day.
You were watching my dreams turn in to ashes
And all my hopes in to bits of clay.

What now my love, now that you’re gone
I’d be a fool to go on and on
No one would care, no one would cry
If I should live or die

What now my love, now that you left me.
How can I live, trough another day.

What now my love, now there is nothing

Only my last goodbye
Only my last goodbye

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "What Now My Love" by Los Angeles the Voices depict a person who has been left by someone they dearly love, and is struggling to cope with the separation. The words are full of heartache and despair, as the singer is trying to come to terms with the fact that their dreams have turned to ashes and their hopes have crumbled like clay. The person singing is numb and feels unreal, as though they are just going through the motions without any real purpose.

The chorus of the song repeats the phrase "What now my love" several times, emphasizing the singer's sense of loss and hopelessness. They wonder how they can continue on without the person they love, and whether anyone would even care if they lived or died. As the song progresses, the singer even mentions that they would be a fool to keep going on and on, suggesting that they are considering giving up altogether.

Overall, "What Now My Love" is a hauntingly beautiful song about the pain of separation and the sense of despair that follows. Through its powerful lyrics and emotional melody, it captures the raw emotions of heartbreak and the struggle to move on after a relationship has ended.

Line by Line Meaning

What now my love, now that you left me.
As you have left me alone, I feel lost and unsure of how to proceed in life without you.

How can I live, through another day.
The absence of your presence in my life has made everyday activities difficult and unbearable.

You were watching my dreams turn into ashes and all my hopes into bits of clay.
It seems as though you stood by and watched as my aspirations and desires were destroyed and crumbled away.

Once I could see, once I could feel, Now I’m numb, I’ve become unreal.
I used to be able to experience emotions and comprehend situations, but now I am emotionally desensitized and feel inauthentic.

I walk the night, oh, without a goal Stripped of my heart, my soul.
I roam aimlessly through the darkness, feeling as though my heart and soul have been taken away from me.

What now my love, now that it’s over I feel the world closing in on me Here comes the stars’, tumbling around me And there’s the sky where the sea should be.
Now that our relationship is over, I feel trapped and overwhelmed by the world around me. Even the stars in the sky seem to be crashing down on me and the world is no longer the way it used to be.

What now my love, now that you’re gone I’d be a fool to go on and on No one would care, no one would cry If I should live or die
Without you in my life, it would be foolish of me to continue on as though everything is the same. It seems as though nobody would notice or care if I were to live or die.

What now my love, now there is nothing Only my last goodbye Only my last goodbye
Now that there is no hope for us to continue our relationship, all that remains is to say goodbye for the last time.

Writer(s): Pierre Delanoe, Gilbert Francois Leopold Becaud, Carl Sigman

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