Just The Cloud ------------------ September air, the plum tree overhead Her weight against my arm, her breath so slow I tasted something quiet on her lips I didn't know that this was all I'd know I'm losing her I can't hold on But something stayed And it wasn't her [Musical Interldude] Just the cloud, just the cloud I lost her face but I remember I still know, I still know It cut through me and I surrendered Just the cloud stayed with me Just the cloud I still know And that's the only truth I own The years dissolved her... first her voice, her name Then her face went soft until she disappeared I reach back for her and find nothing there Just the fading ghost of something I once feared She's already gone I can't feel her skin But something's burning through And it won't let me go Just the cloud, just the cloud I held her close but I can't find her I still know, I still know The one thing left when she slipped through my fingers Just the cloud stayed with me. Just the cloud I still know It's the only thing I couldn't lose I still know What if forgetting her was never the loss? What if the cloud is the only thing that was real? What if I loved the sky more than I loved her face? Then who was I even trying to remember? I've been telling this wrong for years I said I loved her... maybe I loved the moment Maybe I loved the white against the blue Maybe the cloud was just a way to feel something I don't need to hold what's already gone All I needed was proof that something passed over me And left a mark Just the cloud was enough Just the cloud, just the cloud I let her go and I'm not sorry I still know, I still know The white above us told the whole story Just the cloud I need Just the cloud set me free Just the cloud I still know It's the one thing I never had to keep. Just the cloud I'm not ashamed of what I kept and what I lost The sky gave me more than she ever could I carry it still... one clean mark on everything One moment that never asked me to stay Just the cloud --- "Just The Cloud" Copyright © 2025 Rick n' Stolti. All rights reserved. [email protected]
