Once in a While
Embers of Love: Chet Baker's Melodic Reflections
Lyrics
Once in a while will you try to give
Requesting occasional effort to show care or consideration
One little thought to me
Asking for a small expression of affection or attention
Though someone else may be
Acknowledging the possibility of someone else being closer emotionally
Nearer your heart?
Questioning if there is emotional closeness with another person
Once in a while will you dream
Expressing a desire for occasional dreams about shared moments
Of the moments I shared with you
Reflecting on past moments shared with the listener
Moments before we two
Recalling moments before the emotional distance emerged
Drifted apart?
Acknowledging the drift and separation that occurred
In love's smoldering ember
Describing the remaining warmth in a fading love
One spark may remain
Highlighting the potential for a small flame to persist
If love still can remember
Suggesting that love can recall the spark from the past
That spark may burn again
Expressing hope for the rekindling of love
I know that I'll be contented
Accepting contentment with memories from the past
With yesterday's memory
Being satisfied with the recollection of past experiences
Knowing you think of me
Understanding that the listener thinks about the speaker occasionally
Once in a while
Reiterating the hope for occasional thoughts or memories
In love's smoldering ember
Emphasizing the enduring warmth in the fading love
One spark may remain
Highlighting the potential for a lingering spark in the love
If love still can remember
Suggesting that love can recall the spark for a renewed flame
The spark may burn again
Expressing hope for the rekindling of love, reiterating the theme
I know that I'll be contented
Reiterating contentment with memories from the past
With yesterday's memory
Reaffirming satisfaction with the recollection of past experiences
Knowing you think of me
Reaffirming the understanding that the listener thinks about the speaker occasionally
Once in a while
Closing by restating the hope for occasional thoughts or memories
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