Only from Afar

[Intro] [Pre-Chorus] Only from afar Only way we'll be. That's how we are. Some things we'll never see. [Verse 1] You read me like a book Though you skip a page or two. We both have some draw, a hook And we both know what we should do. Neither will mislead Though it's happened times before. A hunger we both feed Though it seems I hunger more. Many mysteries still go unsolved. Many questions unfulfilled. Wouldn't be answered if we got involved. New defenses we would build. [Verse 2] We both have things to lose. We both have things to gain. Feelings that we've shared, not news Times of pleasure and of pain. You keep us from getting too close. Your words and reasons, they make sense. A beguiled mind drifts toward you most, Never wanting you in my past tense. We both have doubts Of what could be A night of passion Or a life of restless misery. [Pre-Chorus] Only from afar Though we talk most every day I can't get to where you are And where you are is where you'll stay. [Verse 3] I say the burdens, they are mine. You say you share in them too. I say it will take some time. You say I already know what to do. We both know that what we bring May only be passing joy. We're more complex than this thing Hold on to emotions, don't let them deploy. [Bridge] [Pre-Chorus] Only from afar Can we keep the desire. Only from afar Can we prevent being burned by our fire. [Verse 4] Fantasies can crumble, As soon as they come true. Reality far less graceful, Something we must stumble through. Could it be a muse once met, Amuses nevermore? Or could it be a muse once met, Becomes a paramour? Could it be that what this is Is magic all its own? Instant inspiration Without destroying a home. [Verse 7] Neither wants to mix our lives But really, we already do You keep them separate better, But you keep reading my words to you. So not an end, nor a beginning No conclusion to speak of. Just a new way of living Friends ... sort of in love. [End]