One Minute More
Moddi Lyrics

One step, you're just one step from perfection she held out her hand
She is one step closer to being perfect, and she's offering her hand to help him achieve the same.

and so life spreads from fingertips and through my veins, a beast is born within a man
As he takes her hand, he feels a new surge of life and energy within himself, almost like a wild animal being born inside of him.

and it whispers of all I've ever hoped for and everything that is wrong
This animal whispers to him about his dreams and desires, but also about the things that are holding him back and making him feel incomplete.

slowly now all the words add up and somehow they crack and slip from my tongue
Despite his best efforts, his words start to falter and fail him as he tries to express his feelings.

and as if singing a psalm I am down on my knees
He's come to a point where he feels like he's singing a hymn, on his knees begging for love.

I am singing for love from the top of my lungs
He's belting out his feelings for love, hoping that someone will hear him and respond.

but the louder I cry the less I believe
As hard as he tries to express his feelings, he's starting to doubt that anyone will ever truly understand or accept him.

that this moment we're in will be more than just now
He's afraid that this moment of connection and intimacy will be fleeting and won't mean anything in the grand scheme of things.

silently I'm replacing what she lacks with the things that I love
He's trying to fill the gaps in their relationship by projecting his own interests and desires onto her.

and though I know I might be torn all around the edges behind her perfect shell's a rotting soul
Despite her outward appearance of perfection, he knows that she has flaws and that her soul is damaged in some way.

so incomplete but wholer still if I am able to just let her go
He recognizes that the relationship is imperfect and unfulfilling, but he's still finding some sense of wholeness in it. However, he ultimately decides that he needs to let her go and move on.

and if this is the end then at least it was worth it ‘cause I swear it was love or something just so
Even though the relationship is ending, he feels that the experience was worth it because he believes that he was in love with her, or at least felt something very strong.

and I know love will come to the one who deserves it
He believes that true love will come to those who are worthy and deserving of it.

I'll try closing my eyes and give it one minute more
Despite his doubts and fears, he's willing to keep trying for one more minute to see if there's anything left to salvage in the relationship.

but I'm not of your kind someone as stupid as me should be easy to find
He feels like he's not good enough for her, and that anyone else would be able to find someone better or more suitable.

so I will treat you like statistics until it drains this love from me
He's going to try to be more analytical and logical in his approach to the relationship, hoping that it will help him move on and let go of his feelings of love and attachment.

this is no psalm, it can't take me deeper
He realizes that his previous attempts to express his feelings through song were inadequate and unable to capture the depth of his emotions.

what's only just passed seems so long ago
Even though their relationship is recent and brief, it already feels like a distant memory to him.

and the harder I try the less I believe you when you're standing here now asking for one minute more
Despite her plea for them to keep trying, he's losing faith and hope with every passing moment and is starting to doubt that there's any hope for their relationship.