Only The Lonely
Echoes of Love's Loss: Only the Lonely
Lyrics
Each place I go
Expresses the speaker's movement from place to place.
Only the lonely go
Highlights that only those who feel lonely accompany the speaker.
Some little small café
Specifies a small café as a setting for the speaker's experiences.
The songs I know
Refers to songs known by the speaker.
Only the lonely know
Emphasizes that only lonely individuals understand the songs.
Each melody
Connects melodies to past love experiences.
Recalls a love that used to be
Recalls a love that is no longer present.
The dreams I dream only the lonely dream
Describes dreams that only lonely people have.
Of lips as warm as may
Reflects on a desire for warm and passionate kisses.
That hopeless scheme only the lonely scheme
Describes a hopeless plan that only lonely individuals conceive.
That soon somewhere
Expresses the anticipation of finding someone who cares.
You'll find the one that used to care
Suggests the hope that the caring person will be found soon.
And you'll recall each fun time
Recalls enjoyable times spent together.
Those picnics at the beach when love was new
Specifically mentions picnics at the beach during the early stages of love.
It well could be the one time
Suggests the possibility of dreams coming true at least once.
A hopeless little dream like that comes true
Acknowledges the rarity of such dreams becoming reality.
If you find love hang on to each caress
Advises holding onto every loving touch when love is found.
And never let love go
Encourages not letting love slip away.
For when it's gone you'll know the loneliness
Warns about the profound loneliness felt when love is lost.
The heartbreak only the lonely know
Describes the heartbreak that only those who are lonely can truly understand.
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