The Nearness of a thousand miles

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"The Nearness (Is a Thousand Miles)"

(Intro)
(Verse 1)
The clock hands are scissors
Cutting the wings off my hours
This house is a whisper
Of a life that never was mine
I wear my skin like a borrowed dress
Taste the silence on my lips
Every door I try to open
Slams shut on my fingertips

(Pre-Chorus)
And you're standing in the doorway
But the hallway has no end
I can trace your face in the dark
But I cannot touch your hand

(Chorus)
You are my savior, my horizon
But the nearer I get, the further I am
A thousand miles is a whisper
When you're standing right where I stand
Let this distance taste my fury
Let this cage hear my demand
I will burn through every mirror
'Til I'm living on your land

(Verse 2)
They ask why I'm always leaving
When I'm standing in the room
I'm already gone, my love
I left here waiting for you
Each step forward pulls me backwards
Like a rope around my throat
But your name is the only anchor
That refuses to let me go

(Pre-Chorus)
And you're closer than my shadow
But the world keeps building walls
I hear you breathe inside the static
Every time my freedom calls

(Bridge)
What is a lifetime of waiting
To a heart that's already crossed?
What is the weight of a cage
When the bird has already flown?
Don't you pity me, my love
Don't you cry for what I've lost
The miles are just a shadow
And I'm already home

(Guitar)

(Final Chorus)
You ARE my savior, my horizon
And the nearer I get, the more I AM
A thousand miles means nothing
When I'm burning in your hands
Let the whole world fall to pieces
Let the grave dig what it planned
I will walk through hell in high heels
'Til I'm buried in your land

(Outro)
The nearer I get...
The further I am...
But I'm almost there...
I'm almost there...

(Final note - Resonant piano chord held until silence)

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--- "The Nearness (Is a Thousand Miles)" (Intro) (Verse 1) The clock hands are scissors Cutting the wings off my hours This house is a whisper Of a life that never was mine I wear my skin like a borrowed dress Taste the silence on my lips Every door I try to open Slams shut on my fingertips (Pre-Chorus) And you're standing in the doorway But the hallway has no end I can trace your face in the dark But I cannot touch your hand (Chorus) You are my savior, my horizon But the nearer I get, the further I am A thousand miles is a whisper When you're standing right where I stand Let this distance taste my fury Let this cage hear my demand I will burn through every mirror 'Til I'm living on your land (Verse 2) They ask why I'm always leaving When I'm standing in the room I'm already gone, my love I left here waiting for you Each step forward pulls me backwards Like a rope around my throat But your name is the only anchor That refuses to let me go (Pre-Chorus) And you're closer than my shadow But the world keeps building walls I hear you breathe inside the static Every time my freedom calls (Chorus) You are my savior, my horizon But the nearer I get, the further I am A thousand miles is a whisper When you're standing right where I stand Let this distance taste my fury Let this cage hear my demand I will burn through every mirror 'Til I'm living in your land (Bridge) What is a lifetime of waiting To a heart that's already crossed? What is the weight of a cage When the bird has already flown? Don't you pity me, my love Don't you cry for what I've lost The miles are just a shadow And I'm already home (Guitar) (Final Chorus) You ARE my savior, my horizon And the nearer I get, the more I AM A thousand miles means nothing When I'm burning in your hands Let the whole world fall to pieces Let the grave dig what it planned I will walk through hell in high heels 'Til I'm buried in your land (Outro) The nearer I get... The further I am... But I'm almost there... I'm almost there... (Final note - Resonant piano chord held until silence)

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