Two Souls

I hid my heart away from spring I lived, not asking heaven’s meaning But suddenly Through foreign silence Your voice became the bread I needed And I kept silent through so many winters I almost lost the will for morning The world felt distant, cold and nameless With no reply, no sign, no warning But you did not come like a dream You came like prayer upon my doorway And once again the heights were seen Along my simple earthly pathway Two fates beside one single flame Two roads that met by chance and wonder Now don’t let go of me again If this is heaven, if it’s thunder Two souls upon the edge of earth Suddenly heard each other’s music We did not guard love from its birth But found it in the hush of losing I won’t promise easy days I won’t promise endless fairy tales But if the world turns dark and grey I’ll be your light when all else fails And I will never rush the tears Nor force confessions into being I’ll simply learn, through passing years To love your breath, your silent feeling If the past should call me back I’ll lay my hand upon your shoulder If the night puts out the stars I’ll be the last one to come closer Not the last, but first forevermore Where love is stronger than the storm Two fates beside one single flame Two roads that met by chance and wonder Now don’t let go of me again If this is heaven, if it’s thunder Two souls upon the edge of earth Suddenly heard each other’s music We did not guard love from its birth But found it in the heart of distance