Short of Breath

I never got tired of your holding hand

I only got tired of trying to understand

How I’m so different and grey

I always wanted you to say

That everything is okay — it’s absolutely fine

And you always did so, to give me peace of mind

But I couldn’t accept it, or believe

That there was something good for me

I want a love that is perfect all the time

To be completely devoted, heart in my eye

Surely, it should be easy and effortless

But reality leaves me short of breath

What we had was amazing, we were more than close

You were the one that I trusted

And who I cared for most — apart from me

But our security faded away

Now there is nothing left to say

I want a love that is perfect all the time

To be completely devoted, heart in my eye

Surely, it should be easy and effortless

But reality leaves me short of breath