The Thrill Is Gone
Rudy Valee And His Connecticut Yankees Lyrics

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The thrill is gone!
The thrill is gone!
I can see it in your eyes,
I can hear it in your sighs,
Feel your touch and realize
The thrill is gone.
The nights are cold,
For love is old.

Love was grand when love was new,
Birds were singing, skies were blue.
Now it don't appeal to you,
The thrill is gone.
This is the end, so why pretend

And let it linger on.
The thrill is gone!

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Rudy Vallee & His Connecticut Yankees's song The Thrill Is Gone present a gloomy perspective on a relationship that has lost its spark. The singer recognizes the change in their partner's behavior towards him by identifying telling signs such as the lack of excitement in their eyes and the disappointment in their sighs. He even goes further to feel their touch and understand that the thrill they once had is indeed gone. It is a sad and honest confession of a love that has seen its better days.

Line by Line Meaning

The thrill is gone!
The excitement and passion that once existed in our relationship has disappeared.

The thrill is gone!
The enthusiasm, exhilaration, and energy we felt in our love has vanished.

I can see it in your eyes,
Your eyes give me a clear indication that you no longer possess the same feelings towards me.

I can hear it in your sighs,
Your sighs tell me that you have lost interest in me.

Feel your touch and realize
When I experience your touch, I can sense that the spark is no longer there.

The nights are cold,
Without warmth, the nights are now bleak and empty.

For love is old.
Our love has aged and lost its vitality and sparkle.

Love was grand when love was new,
Our love was splendid when it was fresh, but it faded away over time.

Birds were singing, skies were blue.
There was a sense of freshness and happiness in our love before, but that harmony has disappeared.

Now it don't appeal to you,
Love does not interest you anymore, as you have lost the spark and passion you once had for it.

This is the end, so why pretend
Our relationship has reached its end, and there is no point in pretending otherwise.