Once in a While
Embraced by Memories: Dean Martin's Poignant Reflections on Love
Lyrics
Once in a while will you try to give
Requesting occasional consideration or attention
One little thought to me
Asking for a small thought or gesture from the listener
Though someone else may be
Acknowledging the possibility of someone else being closer emotionally
Nearer your heart?
Questioning if someone else is more significant in the listener's heart
Once in a while will you dream
Expressing a desire for the listener to occasionally dream about shared moments
Of the moments I shared with you
Reflecting on past moments spent together
Moments before we two
Recalling moments before the relationship started drifting apart
Drifted apart?
Expressing awareness of the emotional distance between the two
In love's smoldering ember
Describing love as a fading, smoldering ember
One spark may remain
Suggesting that a small spark of love may still exist
If love still can remember
Positing that love, if remembered, can rekindle that spark
That spark may burn again
Emphasizing the potential for love to reignite
I know that I'll be contented
Expressing contentment with memories from the past
With yesterday's memory
Highlighting satisfaction with the recollection of shared experiences
Knowing you think of me
Acknowledging the listener's thoughts of the speaker
Once in a while
Reiterating the desire for occasional consideration
In love's smoldering ember
Repeating the metaphor of love as a smoldering ember
One spark may remain
Emphasizing the potential for a remaining spark in the relationship
If love still can remember
Reiterating the idea that love, if remembered, can rekindle
The spark may burn again
Underlining the possibility of reigniting the spark of love
I know that I'll be contented
Expressing satisfaction with memories of the past
With yesterday's memory
Reinforcing contentment with yesterday's memories
Knowing you think of me
Acknowledging the importance of being in the listener's thoughts
Once in a while
Repeating the hope for occasional consideration
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