I'd like to take your breath away, I'd like to feel your heartbeat pressed against my chest.
I'd like to be that shining light, far from home, that you find so comforting.
I'd like to be your sweetest kiss, I'd like to taste your loneliness pressed against my lips.
I'd like to be that shoreline, lost at sea, that you find so comforting.
I'd like to find the right words to lessen this distance between us.
You are so far from me; so why would I chase,
If the only thing I'd catch is the sight of you walking off, into the distance?
And I'd love; to be the one, to hold you in my arms.
Until that day comes we'll be as distant as the stars in the sky.
credits
from Dilated,
released August 22, 2014
Written & Recorded by J. Slattery
Produced by Hugh Atkinson
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