Liquid Love

[Yungun a.k.a. Essa]
Yeah
Harry Love on the beats
Yungun
Essa
A little medication for you lot

Yeah
I’ve been through flings, relationships, one night stands, craziness
Good times, bad times
Had time, and wasted it
I felt love rain down but never bathed in it
I let it graze my lips
But never tasted it
(‘Cause) When you take a sip
(From) From love’s reservoir
(You) You never are sure how long it’ll last
I’ve got it wrong in the past
Too quick to drain the glass
But I look back on it and laugh, in this club with my class [?]

That’s when I saw her
Pure as a glass of spring water
And when she moved her lips, her voice would sing for her
I tried to ignore her
But I was mesmerized by the aura
Gliding towards her to absorb her
Dive in the water
Of beauty, and wisdom, affection
Truly an instant connection
But she was moving in a different direction
She flashed past my eyes like a distant reflection

Now I was wondering if I’d see her again
And then I bumped into her in the street with my friends
Exchange of numbers
My phone was broken so I needed a pen
First date, “Can you meet me at 10?”
Second date, “Good to see you again”
Third date, fourth date, and by now we were seeming to blend
But were we drinking up our time fast?
And as I felt it fly past, I was thinking if we might last

Because love is like trying to drink with no glass
Cup the water in your hands
Try and make it hold fast
But be careful;
Sometimes the harder you grasp
The quicker you lose your grip
Sip slow, make it last
Everybody’s got to follow their path
And sometimes those above us intermingle with ours
And when two streams combine without drifting apart
That’s what we call liquid love
Liquid love

It’s been a while now
And every night I lie down
And feel her sweet breath tickling my eyebrow
And in the dead of night, we fit together like a hand in a glove
Now my heart’s feeling feather light
‘Cause it was never quite this deep before
I’m treading water out my depth and I can’t see the shore
Got a job now, studio and tours galore
And she’s not happy ‘cause she says she doesn’t see me no more
So I gave her this bracelet to remember me by
But every night she cries without telling me why
“What do you mean you’ve got issues babe? I’ve got issues too
You talk to me, I’ll talk to you and we can work them through
Turn to me and I'mma turn to you
‘Cause when you feel pain I’m hurting too, open up, I’ll nurture you”
But there’s a limit to what words can do
And it was beautiful before, but now just look at what it’s turned into
I guess the water ran out
And I choke
Through a dry throat
When I found a one word note on my pillow
“Sorry”
That’s all she wrote
And she was gone
Damn, where’d it all go wrong?

Because love is like trying to drink with no glass
Cup the water in your hands
Try and make it hold fast
But be careful;
Sometimes the harder you grasp
The quicker you lose your grip
Sip slow, make it last
Everybody’s got to follow their path
And sometimes those above us intermingle with ours
And when two streams combine without drifting apart
That’s what we call liquid love
Liquid love

Years passed, and I’m alone feeling empty
I don’t know why but other girls don’t seem to tempt me
Sorry babes, I mean I like you, and you’re damn fine
But, I don’t know, I guess you’ve caught me at a bad time
Would things change if I moved away?
Would it be out of sight, out of mind?
Who’s to say?
Heart from gray [?]
In the park one day
When somebody spoke, I turned ‘round with a lump in my throat
That’s when I saw her
She was looking older now
Like she’s carrying the world on her shoulders now
She’s got man?
Well, he’s not here
Damn, she’s been gone years
Lost years, judging by the way she still drops tears
It’s all coming back now, the water’s flowing fast
I’m drinking from a newer glass
But you don’t lose the past
Now I remember all the questions that I would’ve asked
Didn’t she love me?
And what made her think we couldn’t last?
But should I take the plunge?
‘Cause some questions don’t really have answers
And I doubt she’d even give me none
I guess the cup ran over
Fill it too quick, you spill it
Hold a living thing too tight, you kill it

As she moved away, what I saw left me breathless
Was that my bracelet she wore on her left wrist?
But I let her go
I still wonder if we could’ve been together, though
I guess I’ll never know...