nothing's so loud
as hearing when we lie
the truth is not kind
and you've said neither am i

but the air outside so soft is saying everything
everything

all i want is to feel this way
to be this close, to feel the same
all i want is to feel this way
the evening speaks, i feel it say...

nothing's so cold
as closing the heart when all we need
is to free the soul
but we wouldn't be that brave i know

and the air outside so soft, confessing everything
everything

and it won't matter now
whatever happens to me
though the air speaks of all we'll never be
it won't trouble me

and it feels so close
let it take me in
let it hold me so
i can feel it say...


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    I don't feel a relationship aspect to this song like many are saying. That maybe the inspiration for this song but it means so much more for me.

    To me it is about epiphany. That place you come to when you stop the struggle of saving face and spinning your wheels for things that don't matter. You are at peace and the letting go is like a weight has been lifted off your shoulders and a veil removed from your eyes. At that moment you can see the color of the world around you again and feel the wind on your face again. Listen to this song at sunset/sunrise or at the peak of an epiphany or trip and maybe you will feel it to.

    jtstanley7on March 31, 2009   Link

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