common intimate phrases ft. hozier

it's not "i came here just to see you"
it's "i slithered here from Eden just to sit outside your door"

it's not "I'm in love with her soul"
it's not "sweet and right and merciful, I'm all but washed
in the tide of her breathing"

it's not "you're funny"
it's "you're a giggle at a funeral"

it's not "I'm sorry, i wasn't there for you"
it's "i couldn't utter my love when it counted,
ah, but I'm singing like a bird 'bout it now"