here I am again
trying to relearn how to breathe
and how easy it sinks
and slips away from me

what has become
of those simple loves
that came to me once, so naturally

sitting in my box
I am reading alive
disconnecting dots
that I twisted in my eyes

what has become
of those simple loves
that came to me once, so naturally


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    This song is brilliant.

    slyndseyon November 01, 2010   Link
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    I love this song so much.

    zxcvkon May 09, 2012   Link
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    its kind of like "oh okay i thought there was something here but i guess not" he's realized it was only dots he'd connected in his head, and now he has to undo some assumptions and get over the initial disappointment that it isn't going to work out. he's frustrated that love isn't easy but mostly just sad because he feels like he's never going to find it

    leaheloiseon April 03, 2013   Link
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    This is one of my favourite songs ever. It's so beautiful. The way it develops and builds up to that point around 2:40, where it literally sounds like waves crashing (the album art is SO perfect). I think the lyrics are pretty simple, it's just a reminiscing song about wondering where the time went, and what became to simple pleasures. "Pleasure Sighs" is such a perfect name for it too, so gentle and soft.

    obstacle2on March 16, 2016   Link

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