Silver Screen Love
Tyler Gelrud Lyrics

I taste the air close to where we swam with no clothes
Recalling a previous memory of a moment shared with his lover where both were in total freedom and happiness.

Let the ocean soak your skin, with salty lips I stole a kiss
Encouragement to let go of worries and embrace the world. The kiss is a symbol of the purity and passion in his heart that he directs to his beloved.

We climb the stairs, your tangled hair wet down your back
A moment in a specific location shared with his lover where she was going through a natural disheveled state, but still looked beautiful to him.

Seeing silhouettes in your cigarette smoke on the walk home
Thinking of the time when they were walking home, how the memories of the day so vividly lingered, and the clouds of cigarette smoke only added to the memory.

You made me wonder, could life get better than this
The partner's presence, their love and the passion shared makes him wonder how it's possible to have such overwhelming feelings of happiness and wonder.

Am I living in a silver screen flick
He wonders if he is experiencing reality or if he is living in a movie, which makes such perfect possibility of romance seem like an unrealistic fairytale.

I'm three words down
Part of a refrain that implies his first confession of love.

We count the steps up your driveway
Recalling a specific moment with his lover about their journey to a shared home after a date.

Little twinkling lights guide the way, through your door
His partner's love and the warmth of the house where she lives bring comfort and light to his life.

My heart is sore from pounding so fast
The fast heartbeat is an effect of love that makes him feel alive and fills him with emotions and tension.

I trace your back with my shaking hands
The shivering action implies a deep feeling of love and passion that he wants to express to her this way.

We catch our breath as we undress, I lay you down and hold you so tight
The sexual tension built up during the buildup finally turns into a passionate exchange of physical love.

Now I'm three words down, I'm losing ground
Continues the refrain to indicate that he is growing more and more in love with his partner and that she is affecting him very deeply.

All I want, is your silver screen love
He dreams of a type of romantic love that is often portrayed on the screen, which feels like something unattainable but still inspires him to pursue that perfect love.

I'm living in a silver screen flick
The previous lines are repeated, as an expression of the everlasting yearning for something more in love, and also the feeling that such love can really exist.