Finale
The 20th Century Fox Studio Orchestra and Chorus Lyrics
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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
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.
These lyrics are from the song "Finale" by The 20th Century Fox Studio Orchestra and Chorus. The song starts off as a declaration of recognition between two people. The singer sings that they know the person they are talking to because they have walked with them once upon a dream. This line is a reference to the dreamlike state of falling in love. The second verse of the song is an expression of the singer's insecurities about this connection. They talk about how visions are not always reliable and how things can sometimes seem different than they are. However, the singer believes that they know the other person well enough to know that they will love them again, just like they did before.
The chorus of the song is an ode to the power of love. The singer talks about how they dreamed of being together with the other person forever. They wished for a love that would never end, and they express their desire for this love once upon a night. The song ends with a repetition of the phrase "once upon a dream," which is a reference to the idea that falling in love can feel like a fairy tale.
Line by Line Meaning
I know you,
I am familiar with who you are
I walked with you once upon a dream
I have shared an idealized connection with you that now seems like a dream
That look in your eyes is so familiar a gleam
I recognize the expression in your eyes from the past
And I know its true
My intuition tells me that this is accurate
That visions are seldom all they seem
Ideas that seem perfect in our minds often have hidden flaws
But if i know you
Based on my knowledge of you
I know what you'll do
I am confident in predicting your behavior
You'll love me at once,like what you did once upon a dream.
You will immediately fall in love with me like you did in the past when we shared an idealized connection
Once upon a night,
At some point in the past, during the night,
I dreamed we'd be together
I had an idealized vision of us being in a romantic relationship
In love forever.
The idealized relationship would last for eternity
I was wishing for a never,
I had a desire for a situation that would never end
A never ending.
A situation that would continue indefinitely
Once upon a night
At some point in the past, during the night,
Once upon a time
At some point in the past,
Once upon a wish
At some point, I had a desire for an idealized situation
Once upon a dream.
At some point, I had a vision of an idealized situation
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: JOHN WILLIAMS
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