My Ideal
In Search of My Ideal: Chet Baker's Melodic Yearning
Lyrics
Long ago my heart and mind
Reflecting on a past time when emotions and thoughts converged
Got together and designed
Collaboratively creating an image of an ideal partner
The wonderful girl for me
Describing the envisioned perfect girl for the speaker
Oh what a fantasy
Expressing excitement about the imaginative ideal
Thought the ideal of my heart
Contemplating the perfection of the ideal in the heart
Can't be ordered a la carte
Suggesting the impossibility of custom-ordering such an ideal
I wonder if she will be
Questioning whether the ideal girl will remain a fantasy
Always a fantasy
Pondering if the idealized vision will persist
Will I ever find the girl in my mind?
Expressing uncertainty about finding the envisioned girl
The one who is my ideal
Seeking the girl who embodies the speaker's ideal
Maybe she's a dream and yet she might be
Considering the possibility that the ideal is a dream
Just around the corner waiting for me
Anticipating the potential discovery of the ideal girl soon
Will I recognize the light in her eyes
Questioning if the speaker will recognize specific qualities in her eyes
That no other eyes reveal
Emphasizing the uniqueness of the light in her eyes
Or will I pass her by and never even know
Contemplating the risk of missing the ideal without recognition
That she was my ideal
Reflecting on the possibility of not realizing she was the ideal
Will I recognize the light in her eyes
Reiterating the importance of recognizing a distinctive light
That no other eyes reveal
Re-emphasizing the uniqueness of the light in her eyes
Or will I pass her by and never even know
Expressing concern about possibly missing the ideal
That she is my ideal
Affirming that the yet-to-be-encountered girl is the ideal
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