Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Mary Lambert
Canonical path: /mary-lambert/dear-one
Related lyric paths: 6
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Dear One
Read Dear One lyrics by Mary Lambert on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Dear One
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Where did you come from, bright star
What heaven did you leap from, dear love
How can I spell your name without the sound of
Autumn underneath my tongue
Without acknowledging the lovers who bent me in half
Bless them for bringing me to you
How can I say your name without
Also breathing the words
"My God, I found you"
How can I ever speak again with this mouth
When it has found where it belongs
When you touch me
I am a bed of calla lilies
I will make a house for you and fill it with evergreens
I will paint sunsets on every wall
So you can only see beautiful things
How can I say "love" without wanting to fold myself into you
Like a thousand paper cranes
Dear one
I was halved the moment I was born
The other piece of me is inside your mouth
And I was found whole the moment you spoke
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Who performs "Dear One"?
Mary Lambert performs "Dear One", and this lyric page sits inside the Mary Lambert catalog on LyroVerse.
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