Kevin Devine

You Brushed Her Breath Aside
Up on the bus, cash in your handHis voice in your head"You can 'til you can't"Your every step leaned like ladder at the edge of the earthYou broke a border, killed a promise, took apart all the workYou held him high and tightHe brushed your breath asideHe ate your hope aliveYou dreamt of your loveHis mouth and his eyesHis hair and his handsComplex and aliveSaid, "I'm a loaner, I'm a rental, I'm a breeze in the heatYou can have me for a second but I'm no one's to keep"You held him high and tightHe brushed your breath asideAnd ate your hope aliveIt can't be a curse, it can't be a lieIt's simpler than thatA hole in your lifeYou could canvas every corner, you could leave her a mapBut if no one's missing, no one's hiding, then no one's coming backShe held you high and tightYou brushed her breath asideAnd ate her hope alive From Letras Mania