Once a Day
Heartache's Daily Echo: Virginia Lee's Once a Day
Lyrics
When you found somebody knew
Reflecting on discovering someone new
I thought I never would
Expressing surprise at finding someone unexpectedly
Forget you, for I thought you that I never could
Acknowledging difficulty in forgetting the person
But time has taken all the pains away
Time has healed the initial pain
Until now I'm down to hurting once a day
Despite healing, experiencing daily hurt
Once a day (Once a day)
Emphasizing the frequency of emotional pain (once a day)
All day long (All day long)
Describing the duration of emotional distress (all day long)
And once a night (Once a night)
Highlighting nighttime emotional struggles
From dusk till dawn (Dusk till dawn)
Extending emotional pain from dusk till dawn
The only time
Expressing a desire for the person's presence
I'm wishing you weren't gone
Revealing the only time when the absence is felt intensely
Is once a day
Stating that intense longing occurs once a day
Every day
Emphasizing the daily recurrence of emotional pain
All day long
Repeating the duration of emotional suffering throughout the day
I'm so glad that I'm not like a girl I knew one time
Expressing relief at not experiencing prolonged emotional distress
She lost the one she loved then slowly lost her mind
Referencing a girl who lost love and sanity
She sat around and cried her life away
Describing the girl's response to loss and contrasting it with the singer's
Lucky me, I'm only crying once a day
Expressing gratitude for only crying once a day
Once a day (Once a day)
Reiterating the frequency of emotional pain (once a day)
All day long (All day long)
Reaffirming the extended duration of emotional distress (all day long)
And once a night (Once a night)
Emphasizing nighttime struggles with emotions
From dusk till dawn (Dusk till dawn)
Extending emotional pain from dusk till dawn
The only time
Expressing a desire for the person's presence (repeated)
I'm wishing you weren't gone
Reiterating the only intense longing once a day
Is once a day
Stating that intense longing occurs once a day (repeated)
Every day
Emphasizing the daily recurrence of emotional pain (repeated)
All day long
Repeating the duration of emotional suffering throughout the day (repeated)
Once a day
Reiterating the frequency of emotional pain (repeated)
Every day
Emphasizing the daily recurrence of emotional pain (repeated)
All day long
Repeating the duration of emotional suffering throughout the day (repeated)
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