Slow Love
Tweedy Lyrics

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Slow love is the only love
Slow love is the only love
Slow love is the only love
Slow love is the only love
Slow love is the only love
Slow love is the only love
Slow love is the only love
Slow love is the only love

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

And so it was on one cold night
In the middle of a lonely life
And so it was you found my door
And though it wasn't open
O, I had never seen it before

So it was we fell in love
What would you call when it rises up
Or what to call it but falling in love
I never needed to know what it was
You never needed to know what it was
We never needed to know
Oh

So it was that it was there
A part of us as real as the air
I never needed to know what it was
So it was that it was there
A part of us as real as the air

I never needed to know what it was
No love is the only love

Overall Meaning

The Tweedy song "Slow Love" is a song about finding love unexpectedly and the beauty of taking your time in a relationship. The first verse, which repeats multiple times throughout the song, affirms the idea that "slow love is the only love." This sentiment speaks to the importance of patience when it comes to relationships, and suggests that love that develops slowly over time is the most meaningful.

The second verse tells a story about a man who had resigned himself to a lonely life, but then unexpectedly found love when someone came to his door. The imagery of the closed door that had "never been seen before" suggests that this love was always there, waiting for the right moment to reveal itself. When the two fall in love, the chorus repeats again, affirming that "slow love is the only love," and that they never needed to know what it was - they simply took their time and allowed themselves to fall into it naturally.

The bridge of the song continues with the idea that the love they found was a part of them as real as the air they breathe. They never needed to put a label on it or understand it completely - it was simply a part of them. The song ultimately serves as a celebration of the beauty of taking things slow and allowing love to reveal itself naturally over time.

Line by Line Meaning

Slow love is the only love
Love that grows and develops slowly over time is the only true and lasting love.

And so it was on one cold night
This love story began on a chilly evening in the middle of a lonely period of time.

In the middle of a lonely life
The singer was in a state of solitude and searching for something meaningful before love came.

And so it was you found my door
This person appeared and discovered the artist during that period of loneliness.

And though it wasn't open
Even though the artist wasn't looking for love, this person still entered and stayed close.

O, I had never seen it before
The singer had never experienced or seen love like this before.

So it was we fell in love
The two people inevitably fell deeply in love with each other.

What would you call when it rises up
What can you possibly name or describe the feeling of love that appears and develops between two people?

Or what to call it but falling in love
There's no other way to explain this feeling than to call it simply falling in love.

I never needed to know what it was
The artist doesn't need to define or understand the love they fell into because it just feels right.

You never needed to know what it was
The other person in this love story also feels the same way, without the need for explanations or labels.

We never needed to know
Together, they never felt the need to know or define their love because it just exists, as natural and real as the air they breathe.

So it was that it was there
This deep love was simply there, unexplainable and natural.

A part of us as real as the air
Their love is as true and natural as the air they breathe.

No love is the only love
This line repeats the title and emphasizes the point that gradual and natural love should be the only type of love sought and celebrated.

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: JEFF TWEEDY

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