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Salt and Shadow Lyrics
The sky took its cue, every color and hue on display
Till thick veils of indigo signaled the end of the day
But each landscape that lies in the mirror of your eyes turns to grey
On the edge of a knife's like you're living your life, on the stage
We're talking through glass, we're just square photographs on a page
Oh, we're never alone but we're each in our own little cage
You're here but it's clear
You're just salt and shadow
Here half a world away
You're here but you're nearly a hologram
Here, still so far away
You manage to hide even here by my side where we lay
Here in this bed where I sense every thread start to fray
And I feel our skin touch but there's only so much you can say
You're here but it's clear
You're just salt and shadow
Here half a world away
You're here but you're nearly a hologram
Here, still so far away
[x3]
Till thick veils of indigo signaled the end of the day
But each landscape that lies in the mirror of your eyes turns to grey
We're talking through glass, we're just square photographs on a page
Oh, we're never alone but we're each in our own little cage
You're just salt and shadow
Here half a world away
You're here but you're nearly a hologram
Here, still so far away
Here in this bed where I sense every thread start to fray
And I feel our skin touch but there's only so much you can say
You're just salt and shadow
Here half a world away
You're here but you're nearly a hologram
Here, still so far away
[x3]
All I can say is that these words are too deep and too real to just be a third-person view of a failing relationship. I've recently had some trials and issues with my wife and Dustin's lyrics cut right to the truth of how it felt. Seems he had to fight similar problems but that is just me hazarding a guess. Praying everything goes well for anyone who is listening to this song and knowing its message all too well.