A Lifetime Of Preludes

They don't know where I was

They don't know, and they can't say whether I should've given up

And they can't feel and they don't see

Only I can know how thin the walls have grown inside of me

In the dark, on my own

But in my dreams I was in your arms

And the lives we lived, they seemed so far

And I could feel your heartbeat mix with mine

And I slept there for a lifetime

I don't mind what they say

'Cause they all pretend to care 'til it's inconvenient to stay

And of course, we just smile more

If I could help myself, I wouldn't be here stretched out on the floor

And the day gets so long

But in my dreams I was in your arms

And the lives we lived, they seemed so far

And I could feel your heartbeat mix with mine

And I slept there for a lifetime

I remember holding hands on the bank of the reservoir

And it saddens me to see how far that is from where we are

And I'm sorry that I let it end and that it got to me

I just miss the way I see you when I sleep

'Cause in my dreams I was in your arms

And the lives we live, they seemed so far

And I could feel your heartbeat mix with mine

And I loved you for dear life

In my dreams I was in your arms

And the lives we live, they seemed so far

And I could feel your heartbeat mix with mine

And I slept there for a lifetime