Vanishing Act from Limerence by Edward Coles

There’s one trick I’ve got

It’s a vanishing act

Seems the older I get

The more fears that I have



I’m dizzy at height

And I’m nervous in cars

When I leave the house

I’m uncomfortable



But when you’re around

I can block out the crowd



You quicken my heartbeat

And you warm up my blood

Singing “la da dah dee dah”

At the end of the world



To drown out the drone now

From a lifetime half-spent

Wringing my hands

With my ear to the ground



But when you’re around

I can block out the sound



BRIDGE



Where’ve you been so long?

Where’ve you been so long?

I’ve been waiting here…

Where’ve you been so long?



I’ve been living for art

Ever since you’ve been gone

Where’ve you been so long?

Where’ve you been so long?



FINAL VERSE



Our souls move in tandem

It’s the mind that we share

Won’t make it to bed

No, we’ll fuck on the stairs



And though we’ll get older

We’ll continue to grow

Because when you’re around

I know I’m never alone



As simple as it sounds:

I am never alone

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