they say absence makes the heart grow fonder
well, we've never known anything but the absence of each other
maybe that means we have the fondest kind of love amongst all lovers
and as we remain asunder, our bond grows stronger
i'm sad to say i've never known you as anything but far away
the atlantic becomes an antagonist, paining us every day
painting us with its deep shades of blue & gray
your presence is the holiday present i'm praying for like a child
staring at you thru the glass screen, like a shop window, i smiled
the longer i go without you, the more i become wild, the less my love is mild
my need gets stronger with every tick of the clock hand in time
i just want to hold your hand with both of mine
let our palms meet & let the lines in them align
to clasp, to grasp, to gasp
with a little more warmth, the pool of my feelings evaporates into a mist, veiling the world around me
masking it, making it so that i can't see the first thing in front of me
and in this mist, all i'm searching for is you, with every step i take, every choice i make
promise me you're waiting there behind the mist, beyond the shadows, on the other side
with you i won't have to hide, not anymore
promise me you're not just a mirage, but my mirror image, a miracle
cover me with your soul, fill up the hole
i am anemic & in your veins there is diamond & gold
my mind grows mold with our stories yet untold
i've never watched you leave, but still i grieve
you're still alive, but you've never arrived
we remain estranged, but if absence makes the heart grow fonder, i hope this is just growing pains
