Someone once told me that when you finally end a relationship, you see your lover as you did in the beginning for a moment, remembering how they first charmed and intrigued you, how you used to regard one another; it’s all fresh once again, like looking at an apartment you’re leaving after all your belongings are in the moving van, free of all the clutter and stains that have piled up over the years. I hesitated to cut the knots we’d tied so tight many times as the sweetest memories would flood into my mind. But eventually I had to set them free.
lyrics
I was blinded by the sun
Thought you were the only one
There was nothing I could do
To take away the loneliness that’s haunting you
Leave me, peacefully
I don’t feel like fighting anymore
Leave me, peacefully
I am not your lover anymore
I am not your lover anymore
I am not your shadow
Silhouette I used to trace
Your long hair blowing against my face
Now I know we can’t go back
your love is a reflection fading into black
Leave me, peacefully
I don’t feel like fighting anymore
Leave me, peacefully
I am not your lover anymore
I am not your lover anymore
I am not your shadow
credits
from Every Full Moon Vol. 1,
track released March 12, 2017
Produced, mixed and mastered by Clifford John Usher
Photo by Edric Chen
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