Something's Missing from ... by Luke Morin

You never held my hand
As I walked through the forest alone.
Something about the trees making disapproving sounds.
(You were funny that way)
And it’d get awkwardly quiet
As I ran out of things to say.
And “How are you doing?” can only
Be lied to so many times.

Every muscle in my body tries to stop me
From saying the things I thought I’d never say.
But what I hadn’t noticed, you’d stopped to check your phone.
And I had left you.

My frozen life will stay in the cooler.
It’s hard to open up and take a drink of water.
My roots sink deeper into the ground, constantly shifting.
What an end. All is the same. But something’s missing.

You got what you wanted, the most perfect silence,
Almost a reprieval.
The river between us,
Emotions are seamlessly set to conceal.
I search for meaning and notice
You can’t take your eyes off the trees behind me.
I can’t let go of the net I think is for your safety.

My frozen life will stay in the cooler.
It’s hard to open up and take a drink of water.
My roots sink deeper into the ground, constantly shifting.
What an end. All is the same. But something’s missing.

If we would just stop in our tracks,
Turn around, face each other. I wouldn’t do this.
Confess that things aren’t the way they should be.
Maybe nothing was ever right.
But no, let’s be unnerving.
Keep the cooler shut, don’t break the ice.
We shouldn’t be here. We should be further.
But maybe you just want to go home.
I shouldn’t keep you any longer,
If you could just give me the phone.
Where is hope? Where’s excitement?
Washed up on the rocks, and you just left me.
I’m in too much. I should just leave you alone.

I wish you’d known what I’ve been thinking.
Put down your books, support the fragile ceiling.
It’s not enough to say you’re here completely
When I can clearly see that something’s missing.

My frozen life will stay in the cooler.
It’s hard to open up and take a drink of water.
My roots sink deeper into the ground, constantly shifting.
What an end. All is the same. But something’s missing.

Don’t close your eyes. I need you to see me.
Don’t say goodbye. You’re what’s missing.
Don’t close your eyes. I need you to see me.
Don’t say goodbye. You’re what’s missing.

• Pop
• electropop
• europop
• synthpop
• United States