Breathing Yesterday

August 28, 2012

Breathing Yesterday

"And, of course, that song for Meghan, written from Sunset Beach."


There's something familiar about these shades of blue
I was standing at these crossroads a time ago
I find surfacing a welcome deja vu
It's been way too long, too many years flying solo

I see something glowing in your eyes right now
The same old flicker I kept grasping as the days went by
Frail words could never justify how
The attempt would be futile, for I might as well deny

(CHORUS)
I've found myself
Content in breathing yesterday
There's a ringing in my memory
I tried to hide away
And I'm diving down
To the depths of my heart
That were locked from me
When we were apart
Just when I thought I had escaped the dusty gray
I find myself breathing yesterday

I have decided I don't want to say goodbye to you anymore
The consequences are far, far, far more than I can take
I once let you go, but I tell you I'm gonna reopen that door
'Cause letting go a second time may be my biggest mistake

(CHORUS)
I've found myself
Content in breathing yesterday
There's a ringing in my memory
I tried to hide away
And I'm diving down
To the depths of my heart
That were locked from me
When we were apart
Just when I thought I had escaped the dusty gray
I find myself breathing yesterday

Copyright 2012 John Herrick