The Distance

This song I have literally whipped up in the last 30 mins. The song speaks about the gap between two people whether it be your love, God, or just about anything else. There's not much I can say about a song when I've just wrote it, the emotion is too raw, and the situation has yet to be overcome and understood, so take this song as it stands.

Verse 1
There's a shadow on the path
stretching as far as I can see
but I know the space between
lies the distance between you and me

There's a lantern way up high
which sometimes lets me know you're there
when your face comes to the light
there's no sign you ever cared

Chorus
So I am measuring the distance
Seeing how much lies between us
though deep down we're not so different
the distance is too great to trust,
There's a spirit in us both
which is not bound by the flesh
so when I reach for your deliverance
do I feel only the distance

Verse 2
If my soul were to travel
to the arms of who I love
I guarantee no devotion
no tenderness in their touch

But to tell them would betray
every inch of faith I own
and the distance would double
if ever they were to know

Chorus
So I am measuring the distance
Seeing how much lies between us
though deep down we're not so different
the distance is too great to trust,
There's a spirit in us both
which is not bound by the flesh
so when I reach for your deliverance
do I feel only the distance

Mid 8
My silence is a sign
that something's not quite right
as long as we think inwards
there will always be the distance

Chorus
So I am measuring the distance
Seeing how much lies between us
though deep down we're not so different
the distance is too great to trust,
There's a spirit in us both
which is not bound by the flesh
so when I reach for your deliverance
do I feel only the distance

Karl Smitherman © 2012 published 2012