Joe Azul

Lyrics

I feel the room before I speak
The quiet tells me where you are
I hold the moment carefully
Like something warm and hard to start
I don't reach for what feels close
I let it stay just out of time
There's a longing in the way I wait
And still I know where I draw the line

I let love move at my pace
Even when I want it near
I leave the door a little open
For what I'm not ready to fear
I don't step into the light
I stand just where the shadows are
I let love breathe, I let it stay
Exactly where we are

I choose the honest over easy
The slow instead of loud
I feel your absence in the room
Like music playing low, then out
I ask the questions quietly
I don't need them answered now
Some things grow by staying still
Some things live in not knowing how

I let love move at my pace
Even when my heart leans in
I don't rush the shape of us
I let it be what it has been
I don't need to cross the line
To feel the weight of what is true
I let love stay unfinished
So it can stay with you

No promise, no demand
Just this space between
A hand not reached
A word unsaid
And all it means