So Close

So this song was one that I dreamed. I woke up with this little melody in my head and all these weird visuals which literally have nothing to do with the song, but they relate so well to the song as it was written. I was going through this strange phase as I graduated from high school. Maybe it wasn't so much as phase as I was growing up and starting to use my head for something. This song was my start of imagery. I was trying to explain what the grandest love could ever be - what it would feel like, how it would taste, etc.

When that perfect love comes along for everyone they just know it. Most everyone I've ever talked to about says they same thing. "I just knew". That's what the line "Though far apart, we've be so close, now we're one" refers to - just knowing.

I was working at a place called The Garden Cafe in Yuma when I wrote this. The morning I wrote it, I took it into work and showed it to my co-workers. They flipped out over this, and that was only reading the words. It was such a confidence booster for mebecause it was only my third or fourth song that I had written and really liked. One of the cooks read it and handed it back to me and said "Why the hell are you still working here? If this is the beginning, I can't wait to see what you are writing in 20 years." I've got 5 more years to write something really amazing...

This song is my U2 song. As I wrote it I kept thinking about the fantastic song "All I Want is You". It pales in comparison to their song, but the idea and feel of the song comes from their influence in my life at this time.

I’ve never seen you but I know you

I know you better than I know myself

I know what you’ve done before you do

You’ve told the stories I’m unable to tell

You’ve been my legs when I can’t walk

I’ve been your tongue when you can’t talk

Though far apart we’ve been so close

Now we’re one

You’ve never helped me but you’ve saved me

You’ve been with me at the end of my rope

I’ve never lost you but I’ve missed you

You’ve been with me when there’s no more hope

I’ve been your eyes when you’ve lost sight

You’ve been my heart in all my might

Though far apart we’ve been so close

Now we’re one,

I’ve never touched you but I’ve held you

In thousands of dreams I’ve had

I’ve never called you but I’ve heard you

You’ve cried my tears when I’m sad

You’ve been my legs when I can’t walk

I’ve been your tongue when you can’t talk

I’ve been your eyes when you’ve lost sight

You’ve been my heart in all my might

I’ve been your blood when you bleed

You’ve been my rest when I can’t sleep

Though far apart we’ve been so close

Now we’re one

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