Long Way From Love
Mark Free Lyrics

Is it tenderness or torture
Questioning if the emotions felt are loving or painful

Joy that only ends in pain
Feeling happiness that ultimately results in suffering

As the cold blue light of morning
Describing the atmosphere of the morning in a negative sense

Steals you from my side again
Expressing the feeling of losing someone every time morning comes

You set my senses burning
Describing the effect that the person has on the artist

And the embers linger on
Continuing the analogy of burning, indicating lasting feelings

A wildfire of yearning
Describing a strong, uncontrollable desire for someone

In the ashes of the dawn
Metaphorically portraying the aftermath of a passionate night

Your restless soul keeps running free
Describing the person's inability to settle down

It's like asking the wind to belong to me
Comparing the impossibility of capturing the wind to holding onto the person

You won't let me go, but you'd better know
Acknowledging the person's reluctance to leave, but warning of the consequences

We're a long way from love
Stating that the relationship is not yet fully developed

A long way from forever
Implying that the relationship is not necessarily destined to last

Tomorrow waits for us
Suggesting that the future is uncertain

Baby, it's now or never
Emphasizing the importance of taking action quickly

Half a heart's not good enough
Stating that the artist needs full commitment from the other person

I'll come back soon", you tell me
Referring to the person's promises to return

With the fading of the stars
Describing a specific time of day

When these arms ache to hold you
Expressing the emotional pain of missing someone

Time's a prison without bars
Metaphorically portraying the feeling of being trapped by time

I collect my stolen moments
Referring to the small, fleeting times they have together

All the bitter with the sweet
Acknowledging the mixed emotions of the relationship

How you let your touch torment me
Describing the power that the person has over the singer

Walk away and watch me bleed
Expressing how painful it is for the artist when the person leaves

I'm living on a desperate prayer
Acknowledging that the relationship is fragile and uncertain

Someday you'll turn around and learn to care
Hoping that the person will begin to reciprocate the singer's feelings

We can make it through, but it's up to you
Believing that the relationship can succeed, but it all depends on the other person

Casting off the night's disguises
Metaphorically portraying the end of the night and the start of a new day

Heaven ends when day begins
Using a hyperbolic statement to describe how the artist feels

Playing hit and run with heartache
Describing how the relationship causes emotional pain

It's a game nobody wins
Reflecting on how the nature of the relationship is ultimately self-destructive