Lyrics

If Not For Love

I met you in the soft cell of my future mind
A fine place to dance the night away
It’s sure no place to nurse an unborn child
When we’re already going sep­a­rate ways

Blind­ed by this ever­last­ing neon light
A bril­liance that will nev­er fade away
A cool but ten­der promise, com­fort for one night
How could we think of liv­ing in its sway

Too old to be cool, too young to be wise
Too rest­less to be serious
Too cold to be tak­en. too fast to be surprised
Know­ing but still too curious

And if not for you, if not for me
If not for love we could have been happy

Our hopes and wish­es keep­ing us safe­ly apart
We know love is only meant to make you cry
So feed your head, expand your mind and close your heart
And pray the tears will kind­ly pass you by

Too close to be trust­ed, too dis­tant to touch
Too sad to find com­fort in anyone
It’s nev­er enough, oh but soon too much
For dis­con­tent­ed strangers on the run

And if not for you, if not for me
If not for love we could have been happy
If not for me, if not for you
If not for love we could have joined
The hap­py few

We shiv­er in the starlight, get burned in the sun
We choose the high­est peak to take our bur­dens to
We paint our shells in pink and blue, here’s life in the fridge part one
And we’ve only just begun: Here’s Learn­ing to be Down, part two

And if not for you, if not for me
If not for love we could have been happy
If not for love, if not for love
If not for love we could have been
Happy