How Deep Is the Ocean
Love's Depth and Sky's Height: Unveiling the Meaning Behind 'How Deep Is the Ocean' by Dick Haymes
Lyrics
How much do I love you?
Expressing a query about the intensity or extent of love.
I'll tell you no lie
Promising honesty in the forthcoming statement.
How deep is the ocean?
Posing a rhetorical question about the depth of emotions or love.
How high is the sky?
Rhetorical question regarding the vastness or infinity of love.
How many times a day do I think of you?
Reflecting on the frequency of thoughts about the person.
How many roses are sprinkled with dew?
Metaphorically comparing the abundance of thoughts to the number of dew-covered roses, suggesting plentiful contemplation.
How far would I travel
Expressing willingness to go to great lengths or distances to be with the beloved.
To be where you are?
Asking about the effort required to reach the person's location.
How far is the journey
Rhetorical question implying the vastness or impossibility of reaching a distant destination.
From here to a star?
Metaphorically comparing the distance to a star, signifying an unreachable or unattainable goal.
And if I ever lost you, how much would I cry?
Contemplating the emotional impact and depth of sorrow in case of losing the beloved.
How deep is the ocean?
Reiterating the rhetorical question about the depth of emotions or love.
How high is the sky?
Reiterating the rhetorical question about the vastness or infinity of love.
How far would I travel
Re-emphasizing the willingness to make great efforts to be with the beloved.
To be where you are?
Repeating the question about the effort required to reach the person's location.
How far is the journey
Repeating the rhetorical question about the vastness or impossibility of reaching a distant destination.
From here to a star?
Reiterating the metaphor of a distant star, suggesting an unattainable or unreachable goal.
And if I ever lost you, how much would I cry?
Reflecting again on the potential emotional distress if the beloved were lost.
How deep is the ocean?
Repeating the rhetorical question about the depth of emotions or love.
How high is the sky?
Repeating the rhetorical question about the vastness or infinity of love.
How high is the sky?
Reiteration of the question, emphasizing the enormity or infinity of the sky.
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