You’ve always felt like a spectre to me,
You came, I saw you, now you’re fleeting
I wish I could keep you with me forever
But instead you’re free-roaming
You’re so unreal, it’s mystical
I wish I had something, anything at all,
Some part of you I can keep when you leave,
Some proof of life of my love, my everything
My everything
I want proof of us, what we were and what we have,
And how it’s so special, how it’s irreplaceable
You’re always here with me in my heart, and I don’t think that ever will change,
But what if it does?
What if all I’m left with is faded memories,
Losing your voice in a sea of dissonance,
So that’s why I need something, anything at all,
Some piece of you I can hold when you’re gone,
Some proof of life so that I can carry on
I need to carry on
I want proof so even when you’re gone
I can hope to feel something, anything at all,
Even just a glimmer of what we had
But you’re so unreal, intangible
I’m reaching for something to hold when I fall
Some part of you, so when you depart
I’ll have proof of life of you, the one who changed my heart
credits
from Vessels,
released June 4, 2021
Music and lyrics by Jay Verchin
Timpani by Eric L'Esperance
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