ONCE UPON A TIME
Barney Lyrics


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This love has two stories
One yours and one sublime
This love has two beginnings
One mine and one unkind
This love has one pretender
This love is to remember
This love had two stories
Must end with once upon a time
There were two strangers
And in time, the strangers met
And fell in love with time
In oh such danger
And time, does not forget
In the meantime,
That's the way it goes.
Meanwhile, once upon a time
In the meantime, meanwhile
This love has two meanings
One sure and one to find
This love has true feelings
One yearning, one is blind
This love should not surrender
This love is to remember
This love with two meanings
Must end with once upon a time
There were two strangers
And in time, the strangers met
And fell in love with time
In oh such danger
And time, does not forget
In the meantime,
that's the way it goes.
Meanwhile, once upon a time
In the meantime, meanwhile,
That's the way it goes.
Once upon a time
In the meantime
This love has one pretender
This love will always remember
This love with two stories
Must end with once upon a time
There were two strangers
And in time, the strangers met
And fell in love with time
In oh such danger
And time, does not forget
In the meantime,
That's the way it goes.
Meanwhile, once upon a time
This love had one pretender
That's the way it goes
This love will always be mine
This love was once upon a time
This love had one pretender
That's the way it goes
That's the way it has to be
This love will always be mine
Always you, always me
This love had one pretender




That's the way it goes
The way its gotta be

Overall Meaning

The song "Once Upon a Time" by Barney is a tender love ballad that speaks about a love that has gone through two different stories, two meanings, and two beginnings. There is even "one pretender," perhaps alluding to a third person who tried to come between the two lovers. Despite the trials and tribulations, the love remains unforgettable, and the song emphasizes the importance of looking back and remembering the love that once was through introspection and reflection.


The two strangers that the song speaks of are likely the two people who fell in love but had very different backgrounds and stories. They met by chance, and in the course of time, their love blossomed, despite the risks that come with being in love. The lyrics also mention how time does not forget, indicating that the love was a significant event in their lives, regardless of how it ended. The song emphasizes that the love story had two meanings and two stories, indicating that different interpretations of the love story exist.


Line by Line Meaning

This love has two stories
This relationship has two different versions of the story


One yours and one sublime
One is based on your perspective and one is more idealistic


This love has two beginnings
This relationship has two different starting points


One mine and one unkind
One is based on my perspective and one is not favorable


This love has one pretender
There is one person pretending in this relationship


This love is to remember
This relationship is memorable and worth remembering


This love had two stories
This relationship had two different versions of the story


Must end with once upon a time
It's fitting to end this relationship story with 'once upon a time'


There were two strangers
The two people in this relationship started off as strangers


And in time, the strangers met
Eventually the two strangers met


And fell in love with time
Over time the two fell in love


In oh such danger
There were challenges and risks involved in this relationship


And time, does not forget
Time cannot make you forget this relationship


In the meantime, that's the way it goes.
In the meantime, that's how life progresses


Meanwhile, once upon a time
In the meantime, the story of this relationship starts with 'once upon a time'


This love has two meanings
This relationship can be interpreted in two different ways


One sure and one to find
One meaning is certain and one is yet to be discovered


This love has true feelings
This relationship has genuine emotions between us


One yearning, one is blind
One of us is wanting more and the other is unaware or oblivious


This love should not surrender
This relationship should not give up


This love is to remember
This relationship is worth remembering


This love with two meanings
This relationship can be interpreted in two different ways


There were two strangers
The two people in this relationship started off as strangers


And in time, the strangers met
Eventually the two strangers met


And fell in love with time
Over time the two fell in love


In oh such danger
There were challenges and risks involved in this relationship


And time, does not forget
Time cannot make you forget this relationship


In the meantime, that's the way it goes.
In the meantime, that's how life progresses


Meanwhile, once upon a time
In the meantime, the story of this relationship starts with 'once upon a time'


This love had one pretender
There is one person pretending in this relationship


This love will always remember
This relationship will never be forgotten


This love with two stories
This relationship has two different versions of the story


Must end with once upon a time
It's fitting to end this relationship story with 'once upon a time'


This love will always be mine
I will always have this relationship in my heart


This love was once upon a time
This relationship might only exist in the past


That's the way it has to be
This is just how some relationships end up


This love will always be mine
I will always have this relationship in my heart


Always you, always me
This relationship will always involve you and me


This love had one pretender
There is one person pretending in this relationship


That's the way it goes
That's just how some relationships are




Lyrics Β© Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: ALAN TARNEY

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