I hold my Breath and close my Eyes

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Where the river runs black

I take the schoolbooks from your pack


Plastics, wire and your kiss


The breath of eternity on your lips



In the crowded marketplace


I drift from face to face


I hold my breath and close my eyes


I hold my breath and close my eyes


And I wait for paradise

And I wait for paradise



The Virginia hills have gone to brown

Another day another sun going down


I visit you in another dream


I visit you in another dream



I reach and feel your hair


Your smell lingers in the air


I brush your cheek with my fingertips


I taste the void upon your lips


And I wait for paradise

And I wait for paradise



I search for you on the other side

Where the river runs clean and wide


Up to my heart the waters rise

Up to my heart the waters rise



I sink 'neath the water cool and clear

Drifting down, I disappear


I see you on the other side

I search for the peace in your eyes

But they're as empty as paradise

They're as empty as paradise



I break above the waves


I feel the sun upon my face

Paradise – Bruce Springsteen

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