just for a little while.

if i could just crawl under the cover of your arms

and watch the shadows pass over the wall

and be still

just for a little while

sun streaming in through the blinds

the way it lights your face

as if only for me

talking in hushed tones

all covered in smiles

like the sweetest tidal wave of joy

sweeping over us

just leaving a calm behind

just leaving a peace in its wake

just like the very first time we spoke those words out loud

and all of the angry currents were stilled

and the rising tides of doubt subsided

the winds of change only stir up excitement

the exhausting beat of my anxious heart is silenced in my chest

no constriction

nor the bray of lies

or ghosts of the past

just easy, steady rhythms

slowly rising

and falling

and we can breathe deep

contented and satisfied to just be

and i can hear those songs in my head again

quiet little melodies

orchestrated ebbs and flows

i swear, if you're still enough you can hear...

like love himself is singing over us

and i know the whole world is calling

for us to go and discover it

and we're on our way

we're right on time

not a moment too early

not a second too late

learning to savor it

learning to take it all in

the strength to keep running

the grace to begin again

and so, if it's alright

would it be ok?

if i could just crawl under the cover of your arms

and watch the shadows pass over the wall

and be still

just for a little while...