You got close to me in a way I’d never felt before. Your sensual touch took my breath away. Your fingers left a trail of goosebumps down every bit of my body. You bathed me in love and surrounded me with comfort. Your kisses left me weak and all in.
We played well for years. We fought the world and won. We ensured the next generation felt loved. We made a home. We had joy.
They looked in and saw happiness. They were envious. They felt we got love right. They tried to catch our affection. They wished they were us.
Then…
I was missing the love. I felt bereft. I ached for you. I waited for you. I wanted you still.
She insinuated herself into our love. She was bright, shiny and new. She was trouble. She got in our way. She destroyed us.
He saw my worth. He proclaimed his desire. He soothed my pain. He eased my tears. He was my friend.
It forced honesty. It helped me find understanding. It propelled me into a new reality. It changed me. It saved me.
Me, I got a lot of work to do. Me, figuring things out. Me, facing all my demons. Me, fighting for myself. Me, getting it all right.
Us, starting again. Us, hurting all over to fix our love. Us, going forward and taking two steps back. Us, loving each other anyway. Us, doing it together.
My pain is nestled in these lyrics. Bringing back those days of hurt so acutely, so clearly. Wounded beyond repair, devastated by the despair. The US once my cure for loneliness, no more. Shattered in an instant. Unease in my core, life flickering out of my heart. Every moment of remembrance takes me back when you split US into two. I fear I’ll need a lifetime’s worth of healing to get back my equilibrium.
Clouds part Just to give us a little sun
There’s a limit to your love Like a waterfall in slow motion Like a map with no ocean There’s a limit to your love Your love, your love, your love
There’s a limit to your care So carelessly there Is it truth or dare? There’s a limit to your care
I love, I love, I love This dream of going upstream I love, I love, I love The trouble that you give me I know, I know, I know That only I can save me I’ll go, I’ll go, I’ll go Right down the road
There’s a limit to your love Like a waterfall in slow motion Like a map with no ocean There’s a limit to your love Your love, your love, your love
I can’t read your smile It should be written on your face I’m piecing it together There’s something out of place Oh
I love I love, I love This dream of going upstream I love, I love, I love The trouble that you give me I know, I know, I know That only I can save me I’ll go, I’ll go, I’ll go Out on the road Because there is no limit There’s no limit No limit, no limit, no limit Limit to my love
When you get older, plainer, saner When you remember all the danger we came from Burning like embers, falling, tender Long before the days of no surrender Years ago and well you know
Smoke ’em if you got ’em ‘Cause it’s going down All I ever wanted was you I’ll never get to heaven ‘Cause I don’t know how
Let’s raise a glass or two To all the things I’ve lost on you Oh oh Tell me are they lost on you? Oh oh Just that you could cut me loose Oh oh After everything I’ve lost on you Is that lost on you? Oh oh Is that lost on you? Oh oh Baby, is that lost on you? Is that lost on you?
Wishing I could see the machinations Understand the toil of expectations in your mind Hold me like you never lost your patience Tell me that you love me more than hate me all the time And you’re still mine
So smoke ’em if you’ve got ’em ‘Cause it’s going down All I ever wanted was you Let’s take a drink of heaven This can turn around
Let’s raise a glass or two To all the things I’ve lost on you Oh oh Tell me are they lost on you? Oh oh Just that you could cut me loose Oh oh After everything I’ve lost on you Is that lost on you? Oh oh Is that lost on you? Oh oh, oh oh Babe, is that lost on you? Is that lost on you?
Let’s raise a glass or two To all the things I’ve lost on you Oh oh Tell me are they lost on you? Oh oh Just that you cold cut me loose Oh oh After everything I’ve lost on you Is that lost on you? Is that lost on you?
shocking upheaval delivered unexpectedly the heartache pounded harshly inward internal distress burnt a tortuous red a deep cut surrounded by a million small tears the stress widened all the wounds anguish and heartbreak followed the future, unending and suffering agony sorrow and grief dictated the next steps for survival this daedal misery mimicked a slow death love left in an upset heap an untidy disarray of hurt this… this from someone who cherished commitment
I Write Her 