I Can Hear You Breathe

Do you know how it feels,
To have your breath taken away?
That's how I feel when I'm next you,
I feel it every single day

Do you understand what it means,
To share your love, life, and dreams?
I wish and I hope that you do,
But it feels like you don't see anything...

When I'm standing...
Next to you...
I can hear you breathe...

But you don't look at me!

(There...is only you...)
I am standing right next to you!
But I'm the one you see through!
(For me...there is only you...)
I wish that I could make you see,
But I am not allowed to choose!
(There...is only you...)

And I can hear you breathe...

Love only works out,
If it is shared by two
And I am standing right here,
But it seems I'm standing to lose

Tell me, why don't you see,
That what you want could be what you need,
That I am the only one,
Who would give my life for you and bleed...?

When I'm standing...
Next to you...
I can hear you breathe...

But you don't look at me!

(There...is only you...)
I am standing right next to you!
But I'm the one you see through!
(For me...there is only you...)
I wish that I could make you see,
But I am not allowed to choose!
(There...is only you...)

And I can hear you breathe...!

I can hear you!
I can feel you next to me...!
I could touch you!
But it would only cause me grief...!
I can see you!
As you shimmer in the air...!

But it's like...
I am not there...

But I can still hear you breathe!

(There...)
There is only you...!
I am standing right next to you!
But I'm the one you see through!
(For me...)
There is only you...!
I wish that I could make you see,
But I am not allowed to choose!
(There...)
There is only you...!

And damn you, I can hear you breathe...

jlp June 30, 2009