Right Now (More Than I Deserve)

I want to be something beautiful  Like a star or the moonlight over the water But I’m not I have you You’re beautiful  Much more than I deserve I’m gone Far away I’m gone so far Still so close to your heart I should never feel lonely with your heart If it was that easy…

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What We Have

You are then air that I breathe The sunlight that smiles on my face The wind that blows softly around me Like a a thousand passionate kisses I walk in clouds avoiding the rain Your love my umbrella protecting me Watching the stars from heights that astronomers envy Every day my heart breaking into a…

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dreams and nightmares 

I believe that it’s easier to love from the distance of a dream Your heart is protected in a shell unbreakable by the paper arrow of Cupid Only lost in a hopeless romantic slumber are we given the ability of free love Unconditional until it’s tested by free falling into the oblivion of self Giving…

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Nowhere

I often crave the solace in the noise of the city streets Soulless No one knowing me No one caring Downtown Portland, Oregon As I walk I see faces all around me Many I see every day Most I’ll never see again It’s all the same I’m as invisible to them I like it that…

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Anymore

The rain taps slowly and patiently on my window Dark clouds loom filling my heart Hiding the rainbow inside Left by her smile Alone again Too early to drink Too late to feel regret but there is no regret I’m in love Walking, the rain hits my face It’s like a thousand hands waking me…

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Through Your Eyes

Through your eyes I see a better version of myself Through your eyes I see endless forevers and countless tomorrows Through your eyes I see everything I ever needed Through your eyes I see every star I’d wished upon coming true When I looked in your eyes Holding you close Under the cloudy skies In…

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