What Now My Love
Sinatra Lyrics
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How can I live through another day
Watching my dreams turn to ashes
And my hopes turn to bits of clay
Once I could see, once I could feel
Now I am numb, I've become unreal
I walk the night, without a goal
What now my love, now that it's over
I feel the world falling all around me
Here come the stars, tumbling around me
There's the sky, where that 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 if I should live or die
What now my love, now there is nothing
Only my last, my last good-bye
Sinatra's song "What now my love" is a ballad about the aftermath of a breakup or loss of a loved one. The song's central theme is the singer's overwhelming feelings of emptiness and helplessness as he or she tries to navigate life without the person they once loved. The lyrics express the singer's disbelief and sorrow at the sudden absence of someone who was once a central figure in their life. The singer recognizes that their life has now been utterly transformed by the departure of their loved one and feels trapped in a nightmarish existence without purpose or direction. The singer also recognizes that their hopes and dreams for the future have been shattered, and they are left to pick up the pieces and move forward without any clear sense of what to do.
The lyrics of "What now my love" are full of vivid imagery and metaphor, which help to convey the singer's sense of loss and disorientation. For example, the line "watching my dreams turn to ashes" is a powerful metaphor for the singer's sense of loss and despair, while the image of the stars "tumbling" and the sky where the sea should be add to the sense of disorientation and confusion. The line "I've become unreal" speaks to the singer's sense of detachment and numbness, suggesting that their grief has left them feeling disconnected from their own emotions and sense of self. Overall, the song is a poignant meditation on the difficult process of coping with loss and finding a way to move forward in life.
Line by Line Meaning
What now my love, now that you've left me
What am I supposed to do now that you're no longer here with me?
How can I live through another day
I don't know how I can continue to exist through the rest of my life without you.
Watching my dreams turn to ashes
All of the hopes and aspirations I had for our future are now destroyed.
And my hopes turn to bits of clay
Everything I thought was possible for me in life has crumbled and hardened into something unrecognizable.
Once I could see, once I could feel
I was once full of life and passion.
Now I am numb, I've become unreal
But now, after losing you, I feel completely emotionless and detached from the world.
I walk the night, without a goal
I wander through my days with no direction or desire for anything.
Stripped of my heart and my soul
I feel like I've been robbed of the very essence of my being.
What now my love, now that it's over
Now that our relationship has come to an end, what do I have left to live for?
I feel the world falling all around me
I'm completely lost and disoriented since you've broken my heart.
Here come the stars, tumbling around me
My whole world is collapsing and I can't stop it.
There's the sky, where that sea should be
Even the natural order of things seems out of sync and disorienting in my current state.
What now my love, now that you're gone
How should I go forward in life now that you're no longer by my side?
I'd be a fool to go on and on
It would be foolish of me to just try to go about my life as if nothing has happened.
No one would care, no one would cry
Without you, I don't feel like I have anyone who truly cares about me enough to be affected by my pain.
If I should live if I should live or die
I don't know what the point of my existence is anymore and I'm not even sure if I want to keep living.
What now my love, now there is nothing
My life feels empty and meaningless now that you're gone.
Only my last, my last good-bye
All that's left for me to do now is to say goodbye and accept that our relationship is truly over.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, BALANDRAS EDITIONS, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Carl Sigman, Gilbert Becaud, Pierre Delanoe
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Roger Carroll
Always had a Frank Sinatra record cut on all my ABC radio shows and 22 years at KMPC he would call and thank me for saying the nice things about him..A real CLASSY GENTLEMAN
slingbladejeff
Class act.What a VOICE. Still to this DAY.
Adam Adam
Such a wonderful voice
Zé Buraco
isso é lindo S2
Marsie
I love this so much!! I don't understand the amount of negativity in the comment section toward the song
Buzz Ledoux
He sucks! His voice was gone so he talked through it. He was smart he got a Sctik that worked! Listen to his stuff from his start and this trash. Elvis voice never left him!
Dan Smith
@Buzz Ledoux , Elvis' version of this song is arranged more on point. This song is about a man contemplating suicide. Elvis gives it a soulful feeling, Frank made it happy, let's party.
Jason_G
I have the whole record session for this song. he had such difficulty recording this, and what you hear is all of his thinking. he told the band how to play the intro and everything.
Claire LIDDELL
Love this version
Craig Leibbrand
Excellent song