Finale
Mary Martin Lyrics

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I know you,
I walked with you once upon a dream
I know you,
That look in your eyes is so familiar a gleam
And I know its true
That visions are seldom all they seem
But if i know you
I know what you'll do

You'll love me at once,like what you did once upon a dream.
Once upon a night,
I dreamed we'd be together
In love forever.
Once upon a night,
I was wishing for a never,
A never ending.
Once upon a night
Once upon a time

Once upon a wish
Once upon a dream.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Mary Martin Ezio Pinza & Barbara Luna's song Finale carry a romantic and dreamy theme that speaks about the power of love and how it can bring back memories and make people feel like they have known each other forever. The first verse begins with the person expressing their familiarity with someone they have likely just met. They feel like they have seen that person before and that the twinkle they see in their eyes is one that they recognize. However, they acknowledge that sometimes what we see is not always true, but despite that, they are confident that this person will love them at first sight just as they did once upon a dream.

The second verse carries on with the theme of dreaming, presenting the idea of a couple who is in love forever, an endless love that the person singing the song is wishing for. As the song goes on, it uses the repetition of the phrase "once upon" to keep building an atmosphere of fairy-tale-like romance, which is incredibly timeless and classic.

Overall, the song seems to be about fate, love at first sight, and how true love feels like it transcends space and time.

Line by Line Meaning

I know you,
I am familiar with you,

I walked with you once upon a dream
I have had a vivid dream with you before,

That look in your eyes is so familiar a gleam
You are giving off a familiar vibe,

And I know its true
I am confident in this knowledge,

That visions are seldom all they seem
Dreams are often not what they appear to be,

But if i know you
Considering what I know about you,

I know what you'll do
I am aware of how you'll behave,

You'll love me at once,like what you did once upon a dream.
You will fall in love with me as if we had met in a dream before.

Once upon a night,
Once during an evening,

I dreamed we'd be together
I dreamt that we would become a couple,