Elsewhere

by Sarah McLachlin

 

I love the time and in between

the calm inside me

in the space where I can breathe

I believe there is a

distance I have wandered

to touch upon the years of

reaching out and reaching in

holding out holding in

 

I believe

this is heaven to no one else but me

and I'll defend it as long as I can be

left here to linger in silence

if I choose to

would you try to understand

 

I know this love is passing time

passing through like liquid

I am drunk in my desire

 

But I love the way you smile at me

I love the way your hands reach out and hold me near

 

I believe

I believe

this is heaven to no one else but me

and I'll defend it as long as

I can be

left here to linger in silence

if I choose to

would you try to understand

 

Oh the quiet child awaits

the day when she can break free

the mold that clings like desperation

 

Mother can't you see I've got

to live my life the way I feel is

right for me

might not be right for you

but it's right for me

 

I believe

I believe

this is heaven

to no one else but me

and I'll defend it as long as

I can be

left here to linger in silence

if I choose to

would you try to understand it

 

I would like to linger here in silence

if I choose to

 

Would you understand it

would you try to understand

 

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