for two

[claudelemonde]

the other side of the world
is an island the shape of a woman
& i know this place
from there there is no escape

you know she held me
not that too tight that she would break me
not too loose for i would slip away
to the other side of the world

you know she held me
like i could leave at any time
& i could breathe into the wire
& tell myself i'm free

then it turned under my feet
& the buildings & the trees
left with the wind
left me standing in the darkness of the street
where i'm a stranger to everyone
& everyone is a stranger to me

if i could touch you darling
i'd tell you all the things i never said
of how you hid those tears away from me
like i couldn't hear

for i loved you through this wilderness
i loved you through the shit
i loved you through the best times
& did every one
from the other side of the world

then it turned under my feet
& the buildings & the trees
left with the wind
left me standing now i'm sharp & set alight
i'm screaming down the wire
to find you

the other side of the world
is an island the shape of a woman
& i know this place
from there there is no escape

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