Staring through to the back of my eyes,
but where is my research?
Sitting in the cold,
surrounded by faces.
My bones are broken, but, god, I can't feel them.
Our lungs are healed again, but, god, we can't breathe.
As air fills the empty space where my soul used to sleep,
I take my final breath.
I can feel our hearts beating, dying,
and I can feel our hearts beating to the silence.
And every moment that we lay on this cold floor,
at arms length,
I seem to be growing more and more lifeless,
as if our love is fading.
And every moment that we lay on this floor
I continue to say,
Shake me until I can feel again.
Shake me until I have something to feel again.
Shake me until our hearts can beat as one again.
Wait.
Stay.
credits
from Dear,
released August 26, 2014
Music/Lyrics written by Follow Close
Kenny Gil - Mix and Mastered at Pig Pen Studios
Album Art Work by Joshua Bowlby (The Design Guy)
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