FAR AWAY
Mike Farley Lyrics

I can reach out and touch you
Although I am physically close to you, our relationship is distant and disconnected.

But I can't keep you here
I am unable to control your emotions or keep you close to me.

I don't want to return you
Even though I know it might be the right choice, I do not want to let go of our relationship.

Though the choices are clear
I know that there are options available, but making the right choice is difficult.

There's a rain on my rooftop
The melancholy atmosphere of the rainy weather outside reflects the gloominess I am feeling inside.

And it's steady and cold
The rain is persistent and unyielding, much like the ache in my heart.

And a crumbled up photo
I have a physical reminder of our relationship, but it is damaged and does not reflect the love we once had.

That I want to unfold
Although the photo is damaged, I still yearn to revisit the happier times we shared together.

I've been down this road a million times and then
I have gone over the same memories of our relationship countless times, but still cannot find closure.

I could turn around and still be hearing it again
Even though I have tried to move on, the memory of our love still resonates with me and haunts me.

Your sweet good-byes as I try to close my eyes
The goodbyes we exchanged still ring in my ears and make it difficult for me to find peace.

But you're so far away, you're so far away
Even though we might be in close physical proximity, our emotional distance makes it feel like we are worlds apart.

I want to scream, as I close my eyes to dream
The pain of our separation is so great that I feel like I need to express it through a visceral outburst of emotion.

There's a song in my head now
The music playing in my mind reflects the fleeting memories of our relationship, and the sadness that comes with it.

It's a pale shade of blue
The melodies I remember are melancholic, reminiscent of the mournful feelings I'm experiencing.

It's a mood and a feeling
The music captures the mood and emotions that I am feeling, making them more poignant and real.

It's a memory of you
The music reminds me of our shared memories, and the happiness that we had together.

You take me higher, way up higher
Despite the pain and distance between us, your love still has the power to lift me up and make me feel alive.

Then right back down
However, the fleeting moments of happiness soon fade, bringing me back down to reality and the sadness of our situation.

And all the photographs,
Despite our evident disconnection, I still have physical reminders of our love in photographs.

The edges fade and then they
The physical artifacts of our relationship slowly fade away, much like the love that we shared.

Turn a shade of brown
The photos become discolored over time, reflecting the fading nature of our relationship and the memories that we shared.