Faded Love
Eternal Echoes: Nostalgia and Longing in Eddy Arnold's Faded Love
Lyrics
As I look at the letters that you wrote to me
Reflecting on letters received from the past
It's you that I'm thinking of
Expressing current thoughts about a specific person
As I read the lines that to me were so sweet
Finding sweetness in the words and memories
I remember our faded love
Nostalgia for a love that has diminished over time
I miss you darling more and more every day
Intensifying feelings of missing someone dearly
As heaven would miss the stars above
Comparing the absence to the vastness of the sky without stars
With every heartbeat I still think of you
Continuing to think of the person with every heartbeat
And remember our faded love
Recalling and acknowledging the faded nature of the love
I think of the past and all the pleasures we had
Reflecting on past pleasures and experiences
As I watch the mating of the dove
Observing nature's symbols, like the mating of doves
It was in the springtime that you said, "Goodbye"
Recalling a farewell that occurred in springtime
I remember our faded love
Nostalgia for the love that has faded away
I miss you darling more and more every day
Reiterating the increasing sense of longing over time
As heaven would miss the stars above
Using celestial imagery to emphasize the depth of the feelings
With every heartbeat I still think of you
Persisting thoughts and emotions with each heartbeat
And remember our faded love
Recollection of the faded love remains a constant presence
And remember our faded love
Reaffirmation of remembering the love that has diminished
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