Distant Fire
Embers of Longing: Michael Johnson's Distant Fire
Lyrics
I just had to hear your voice tonight
I felt the need to hear your voice tonight.
My heart left me no choice tonight
My emotions compelled me to make this call tonight.
I'll bet you think I'm crazy well maybe I am
You might perceive me as irrational, and there's a possibility I am.
Yes I know it's late to call like this
I acknowledge it's late to make a call, but I was moved by memories.
But I was memory inspired
I was inspired by recollections of the past.
Feelings I've been keeping
Emotions I've been suppressing are now surfacing.
Keeping me from sleeping
These emotions are preventing me from sleeping.
Burning like a distant fire
An intense, lingering emotion is burning within me like a distant fire.
Yesterdays are in my heart tonight
Memories of the past are vivid in my heart tonight.
And I can't fight that old desire
I can't resist the urge and longing for past desires.
Loneliness remembers love that
Loneliness brings back memories of love that still exist in some form.
Lives in embers
Love continues to exist like embers in the ashes.
Flickering from a distant fire
Flickering emotions originating from a distant fire are present.
From where we were, to where we are
Reflecting on the journey from where we were to where we are now.
Seems so close, to be so far
The distance between past and present feels significant.
I'll never own the moon and stars
I may not possess grand things, but I can appreciate their beauty.
But I can see them shine
Though I don't own them, I can still witness the beauty of the moon and stars.
Like I said it's late to call like this
Admitting that it's late for this call.
Darling I apologize
Apologizing for the late call, not for the feelings expressed.
Not for what I'm feeling
Clarifying that the apology is not for the emotions but for not revealing them earlier.
Just for not revealing
Expressing love and emotions sent through a message or call.
This love I'm sending on the wire
These emotions are transmitted like a wire, akin to a distant fire.
Burning from a distant fire
Conveying that the love is burning intensely, reminiscent of a distant fire.
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