I see the shore where the mist reaches the sky A place I know but can't recall why Stillness breaks the street's steady beat Something silent pulls beneath my feet A fleeting scene A fleeting glance A ripple stirs the quiet air It reveals truths I cannot bear From where From when It doesn’t show Against all reason, against all I know Was it a dream, or something I still hold? This strange familiar ache Though my mind forgets, my heart remembers what it knows, Was a love that time could never break Could it be a dream misplaced? Just some life I lived A love I never embraced? Or just a beautiful lie Another cruel loss A past lost within my eyes This strange familiar ache Your eyes a map I used to know A memory from a last time, a soul that cried Though my mind forgets the heart remembers what it knows My heart remembers still
