We Don’t Need Another Love

Marble floors below our feet Salt in the air, slow heartbeat Nothing shining, nothing loud We are calm where we are found Water keeps us close and still Takes the edge, removes the will No desire to be seen No escape, no in-between Pressure holds Not to break Only shape Only weight This is where we settle in Lower than the noise above No return and no ascent We don’t need another love Crowns are heavy, made to last Not to show, not to impress Here the future doesn’t rush Here the deep accepts us Every sound is round and slow Every breath already known Nothing waiting, nothing lost Every answer has a cost Still we stay Still we breathe Nothing else We believe This is where we settle in Lower than the noise above No return and no ascent We don’t need another love Crowns are heavy, made to last Not to show, not to impress Here the future doesn’t rush Here the deep accepts us Lower Quieter Here