Handprint on Skin
Lyrics
We pass by in the street
Or in dirty hallways
Eyes slide away
Quick glance to the side
A door half open
Truths we left unmade
In the dark
We surrendered
To what the body spoke
Yielding into pull
Rejecting logic
We just fell
We were all yes
Forever
For a minute
Then we broke apart
Oh I would
I would
If you held me now
Oh I could
I could
If you touched me now
We were once
We were once
Now we’re only this
(oh no)
(oh no)
Long ago
We bit hard
We drew blood
We were flame
Now we talk
Like it’s evidence
Older thoughts
Softer lies
Still it stirs
When I remember
Your shoulder
Your mouth
The room spinning
Us burning (yearning)
And I almost crawl back
Oh I would
I would
If you asked me now
Oh I could
I could
If you walked in now
We were once
We were once
Now we’re only this
(oh no)
(oh no)
I trace the wounds
That still complain
Not your kiss
Just a stain
No, not anymore
Not this way
Still my body wants
When I swore never more
Oh I would
I would
If you called me now
Oh I could
I could
If you promised now
We were once
We were once
Now we’re only this
(oh no)
(oh no)
And still
Your memory stains
Like a handprint
On my skin
There is a moment
where it’s no longer about what happened.
Not the memory,
but what stays
without asking to return.
That’s where it lingers.
This one brings up some emotion for me. Not exactly regret, but a "what if" sort of feeling. I remember it, but I wonder if they remember it the same way. Thank you for this. It's so good! Love, Virg