"How Soon Is Now?" 是 The Smiths 的歌曲。以下是其歌詞：
Verse 1:
How soon is now,
The end of the world
And you want me
To tell you when
But I don't know
Chorus:
'Cause I don't know
What tomorrow brings
But I'll be there
If you're still with me in the morning
Verse 2:
You say you're sorry
For everything you've done
But I don't want to hear it
I want to feel it
And I don't know
Chorus:
'Cause I don't know
What tomorrow brings
But I'll be there
If you're still with me in the morning
If you can bear to hold me
If you don't let go, maybe it will last.
Bridge:
Now the sky is falling down
And I can feel the ground rush up to meet me.
So here we are now, nothing left to fear.
Now I can hear the angels singing.
Chorus:
'Cause I don't know
What tomorrow brings
But I'll be there
If you're still with me in the morning.
If you can bear to hold me.
(x2)
Oh yeah, it could last.
(x2)
It could last forever.
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah...
(Oh yeah) Oh yeah. (Oh yeah)
It could last forever. (x4)
這是一首歌詞很複雜的歌曲，每一種解讀都是一種可能的答案。歌曲表現出了情侶關係的困難，並且呼籲要有持久的信心。其中的反覆使用 "I don't know" 表示對於未知的不確定，這暗示了對未知世界的畏懼。歌曲試圖提供一些信心，同時也反映了感情的真實。對於此歌詞的含義，每個人都有自己的解讀和理解。