For two

We built bridges out of nothing And beneath our feet only gravel and dreams I remember that evening the smell of wet leaves A streetlight at the crossroads snatched us from the crowd You hid your hands in the sleeves of my jacket And somewhere in the distance the last minibuses hooted We talked about what would happen in five years But time is a poor prophet it is not to be trusted It flowed through our fingers like river sand And we stood and watched the east light up You asked Sing me something simple without falseness And I remained silent afraid to disturb the silence further Because sometimes words are an extra burden When there is this evening this light this pulse And if tomorrow the world collapses crumbles to dust I will preserve this delicate reality in the palms of my hands The one where we simply are without plans without dates Where even the stars shine more quietly as if they don’t want To disturb what we built so long and blindly That fragile connection almost empty now But still alive still ours Like this city sleeping in the echoing noise of towers And you and I are just a light for two Just steps on empty pavements Just words that are not spoken out loud Just one sigh for two And you and I are just the wind in the steppe Just hold me and don’t let go Just the dawn that will come without us But we saw it only once Much has passed since then cities trains People who appeared and went into nowhere I learned to build walls to hide my eyes But that lantern at the crossroads cannot be forgotten I often return there in my thoughts to the night Where we tried to somehow help each other Forget that tomorrow would be a different route That our trains were going in different directions You wrote to me You know it’s almost like then The same streetlights the same water in the air But only one thing is missing that silence That we both could hear I didn’t answer I just went out onto the balcony Lit a cigarette although I quit long ago And suddenly I realized all we’re looking for is a trace From those who were and who are no longer there Maybe happiness is not a feat not a gift But simply someone’s lit lantern in the darkness Simply someone’s hands in your sleeves Simply Are you there in forgotten phone calls Simply being able to let go but remember Simply not lying and not expecting anything Simply one day giving everything to the wind And quietly dying in someone’s heart And you and I just a light for two Simply steps on empty pavements Just words unspoken Just a sigh shared by both of us And you and I are just the wind in the steppe Just hold me and don't let go Just the dawn that will come without us But we saw it just once Just once But it is forever In our eyes Wires wires