Call me by your name

Shimmering heat, you were standing there A sudden storm in the summer air I lost my bearings, I lost my tongue A song of danger that had just begun You were the dream I never wished to hold A sacred fever turning all to gold Sifting through the shadows, breaking every line You became the secret that was only mine The summer sun is a branding iron A desert thirst that demands desire Only quenched when the shame is cast away And the heavy words finally find the day Your answer arrived in a single glance An open sky, a fearless dance You met my hunger, ripe and divine Like sweet summer fruit on a broken vine When life grows fierce and the air turns cold, Call me by your name. When you are stranded in the dark untold, Call me by your name. [De-essed, smooth delivery, stay low and dark] We had the kingdom, we held the key, I was you and you were me. We were the world, wide and free, And in my dreams, I call your ghost, And out loud... I call my name. If everything is holy, if the sky is infinite, The secrets all surrendered in the quiet light of it. If I have known your heartbeat till the very end of time, If I was yours completely, and you were fully mine... [Deep flat spoken-word, cold and empty] Why did you turn away? Why didn’t you choose me? [Fading distant cello echo] Why didn’t you choose me? I know the face of love, its holy design I will never unlearn what was yours and mine Your silhouette, your body, your sacred soul I gave you the light just to make you whole [De-essed, smooth delivery, dropping in volume, moving into the dark] I traded my spirit, I emptied the sky Now you have vanished, a quiet goodbye An infinite desert where nothing will grow A canyon of sorrow that overflows And in the deep silence of this ghost-ridden frame I whisper the syllables... of my own name. When life grows fierce and the air turns cold, Call me by your name. When you are stranded in the dark untold, Call me by your name. We had the kingdom, we held the key, I was you and you were me. We were the world, wide and free, And in my dreams, I call your ghost, And out loud... I call my name. I call my name.