Until Then
Eternal Dance of Love: Until Then by William Sumner
Lyrics
I can hear you every morning
I can hear your presence every morning
Making coffee in the other room
You're engaged in the routine of making coffee in another room
I'd do better if I woke up
I would improve if I woke up, not delaying a moment
Not an hour spent to soon
Punctuality matters, especially in the context of love
While your young heart
Your youthful heart still finds reasons to accept me
Still has reasons to let me through
A plea for continued understanding as time passes
I just pray we don't stop dancin'
Hoping our connection persists without interruptions
To the song in our heads
We should keep dancing to the metaphorical song in our minds
May our victories be quiet
Wishing for subtle victories and quiet celebrations
And a glass we'll raise instead
A toast with a glass instead of pursuing fame and trophies
Of making names and putting trophies
Choosing meaningful connection over superficial achievements
In our chests
Rejecting the idea of accumulating accolades in our hearts
So would you hold me again
A request for emotional closeness despite personal changes
Even as I've changed as I am
Inviting a gesture of intimacy despite evolving as an individual
Lay your head on down again
Asking for reassurance and comfort by laying one's head down
Would you tell me what you're meanin'
Seeking understanding when a smile disappears from the lips
When the smile leaves your lips
Not requiring perfection, but valuing honesty and affection
I don't need you to be golden
Expressing vulnerability, acknowledging the partner's impact
Just an honest word and kiss
Comparing the partner to an inevitable and powerful force
I find you to be the storm I can't outrun
Contemplating the possibility of becoming strangers
If ever we become like strangers
Using vivid imagery of setting the relationship on fire
Just like ghosts passing in a hall
A commitment to maintain and protect the relationship
I will set this house on fire
A request for warmth and connection until an uncertain future
Burn a whole in every frozen wall
Reiterating the plea for emotional closeness despite changes
But till then would you hold my hand
Anticipating the aging process and the fading of vitality
And keep it warm
Acknowledging the inevitable decline of physical appearance
So would you hold me again
Committing to love until death separates the partners
Even as I've changed as I am
Promising to nurture the relationship and ensure its safety
Lay your head on down again
Repeating the commitment to tend to the relationship
Someday all my skin will be heavy
Accepting the eventual end of life and love
And the gleam in my eyes will go dark
Acknowledging the transient nature of love and existence
All my love will be given
Expressing the willingness to give love until death arrives
And then death will do us part
Emphasizing the commitment to the relationship until the end
But till then I'll tend the garden and lock the doors
Pledging to care for the relationship and ensure its security
But till then I'll tend the garden and lock the doors
Reiterating the commitment to nurture the relationship
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