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Once, I thought I understood the meaning of love.
Then... I thought I'd never feel it again.
And then... love became less of a feeling, and more of a lesson. And now I won't have it any other way. I can be happy only if I feel a little bit lonely in love, because it has taught me to embrace my own heart, my own silence, my soul. The person I'm alone with at the end of each day.
This gentle song covered by Yoke Lore, originally by Savage Garden, embodies how I feel now. Truly, madly, deeply. But no longer possessed by a simple, external obsession with someone else. For when I think of love, my mind's eye is overcome with whimsical visions of beautiful, green places and strong winds. Blue lakes. Dusty roads. Pink skies fading to black. Places I've been, and the someone I've been there with, but most importantly, the other person who took shape in these moments. I see her when I look in the mirror, when I close my eyes. I adore her, too. And for that, I owe the love for another that I'm currently holding in my heart.
"I'll be your dream, I'll be your wish, I'll be your fantasy
I'll be your hope, I'll be your love, be everything that you need
I'll love you more with every breath
truly, madly, deeply do
I will be strong, I will be faithful
'cause I'm counting on a new beginning
a reason for living, a deeper meaning
I wanna stand with you on a mountain
I wanna bathe with you in the sea
I wanna lay like this forever
until the sky falls down on me...
and when the stars are shining brightly in the velvet sky
I'll make a wish send it to heaven and make me want to cry
the tears of joy for all the pleasure and the certainty
that we're surrounded by the comfort and protection
of the highest power in lonely hours
the tears devour you...
I wanna stand with you on a mountain
I wanna bathe with you in the sea
I wanna lay like this forever
until the sky falls down on me..."
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