Your Language

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I’ve been learning your language One careful word at a time Turning over old phrases Like they might change your mind Years have gathered in silence Dust on the things we knew Still I close my eyes slowly And find my way back to you [Pre-Chorus] Every song from your country Carries something you gave A melody through the kitchen A name I still can’t say [Chorus] I still yearn for you Though I know what distance does I still reach for you In the places we once were One smile across a crowded room Could carry me through the week I don’t need you to promise anything I just need you to see me [Verse 2] I studied all the reasons Why a heart can turn away Read about the careful leaving And the fear beneath the stay Maybe we’re both remembering How our bodies used to warn When we saw each other in public And the air became too small [Pre-Chorus] I can feel both nervous systems Pull the thread and then retreat Two people holding their breath Whenever our eyes meet [Chorus] I still yearn for you Though I know what distance does I still reach for you In the places we once were One smile across a crowded room Could carry me through the week I don’t need you to promise anything I just need you to see me [Bridge] I could talk about you for years Until the day goes soft and gray About the songs you put beside me And the words I learned to say Maybe love is not possession Maybe longing has its cost Maybe I can hold the memory Without pretending nothing’s lost [Final Chorus] I still yearn for you But I’m learning how to breathe I still think of you When those old songs find me One smile across a crowded room Still turns the whole week sweet I don’t need you to come running back I just hope you remember me [Outro] I close my eyes and think of us Then open them to where I am Your language resting on my tongue Your music in my hands