I felt Asher’s hand on my chin, lifting my face back up to his. He took another step forward, now only inches from me.
“I want you. I want you, and everything that comes with wanting you,” he said, with eyes unwavering on me.
I swallowed hard with my face in his hand, my heart already belonging to him.
“Here’s the deal,” I said, tears streaming down my cheeks. “Don’t you dare kiss me—not unless you plan on kissing me forever.”
Asher’s hand left my face with his eyes locked on mine. A smile softened his strong jaw, and he tugged at the lapel of my jacket, pulling me into a deep kiss that lit fireworks all around us. After a long while, Asher stepped back and set his hand on my wet cheek, the other moving a stray curl from my eyes. He looked at me like he wanted to take me home and build a life together. I closed my hand around his and squeezed hard, letting him know that I wanted to do the same.
And so, we did.
DIFFERENT SKIES
Sun-kissed shore on the other side of the sea Bet those copper eyes miss me
Are you holding someone else the same
Will we do this again one day
Do you remember the taste of salt air on my spine Tears in your eyes when I sang “Strawberry Wine”
Where were you standing when you unbecame mine I’d float across the ocean just to share that same sky City streets on the other side of the sea
All these bodies, nobody knows me
Grow up, but please don’t change
I need us to do this again one day
Do you remember the taste of salt air on my spine Tears in your eyes when I sang “Strawberry Wine”
Where were you standing when you unbecame mine I’d float across the ocean just to share that same sky Those summers were supposed to be the start The “what-if” splits me apart
I’ll grow old with you somehow some way
Or I’ll miss you till my dying day
I fell into stars
Now I’m covered in scars
I fell into you
Now I’m dark blue
We had it all
Was it worth the fall
Do you remember the taste of salt air on my spine Tears in your eyes when I sang “Strawberry Wine”
Where were you standing when you unbecame mine I’d float across the ocean just to share that same sky ACROSS THE ROOM
Blue eyes like the tide
Winning hand in your pocket
You’re too afraid to let it show
Aren’t you tired of “we’ll never know”
Your gaze scans across the room, finds mine I’ve been here the whole time
Sunburnt souls on the shoreline
We climb past the sky
Drown in limelight
Take the house, let’s just try
My eyes wild for you
With words caged behind my face
I leave the stage with ’em unsaid
Aren’t I tired of trying again and again
Your gaze scans across the room, finds mine I’ve been here the whole time
Sunburnt souls on the shoreline
We climb past the sky
Drown in limelight
Take the house, let’s just try
We could fit like the fairy tale
But you’re growing out of Us before we can try Us on Don’t walk someone else’s line
Take me back to the “Once Upon a” time
Before this magic wand hits you like a hired gun ’Cause I can see us dancing through the years When someone else’s dream outruns its run
Come to me undone
Sick of this daydream
Tired of opening my eyes
Show me yours
I’ll show you mine
LET’S LIE
Brush stroke, blank slate
Our time is due
Right there, right now, burning red and deep blue Paint me anew, inside this room
Don’t wipe our slates clean
I quite like this hue
Let’s lie, me and you, like new lovers do
Silk shirt, sweat-soaked
Dancing with you
Right there, right now, our bodies unglued
Paint me anew, inside this room
Don’t wipe our slates clean
I quite like this hue
Let’s lie, me and you, like new lovers do
Your lips, my throat
Don’t think it through
Right there, right now holding me like a muse Paint me anew, inside this room
Don’t wipe our slates clean I quite like this hue
Let’s lie, me and you, like new lovers do
Is loving you more worth the fight
Don’t answer tonight
You’re a big-picture guy scared of a varnished lifetime Are we worth the fight
Don’t answer tonight
Are we worth the fight
Tell me a lie painted white
Just for tonight
Just for tonight
Paint me anew, inside my room
Don’t wipe our slates clean
Our bodies in bloom
Let’s lie to ourselves like new lovers do
UP NORTH
I shake myself awake inside a jet-black space Hug my shoulders just to pretend you’re here Memories shoot through me
A silver lining in a barren atmosphere
Come bring me light
You can steal my night
If you’re not a fighter, then take flight
I close my eyes, play us back real slow
Time when you held me like you were afraid to let go So come keep me warm up north
I know, it’s a reverie
Blink back the stars with me We’d never sleep
I make footprints that refuse to fade
Proof of life on a cold dark day
I hum that song you used to sing me to sleep My mind’s trying to warm the places your skin used to be Come bring your crown
I’ll wear a gown
If you can turn my ship around, do it now
I close my eyes, play us back real slow
Time when you held me like you were afraid to let go So come keep me warm up north
I know, it’s a reverie
Blink back the stars with me
We’d never sleep
Holding on to you is like wishing upon a star I can’t see But hope’s always the last friend to leave
So come keep me warm up north
Just you and me
Fold your arm around my shoulder
We could be the real thing
JOYRIDE
Thundering skies
Wet tracks with no guide
I curve my neck to look out your side
Your eyes on me while you drive
You read my mind saying, “beautiful night”
That’s right
It’s a joyride
It feels like home Flying down this open road
I remove the safety belt wrapped around my seat If we go crashing
Let the blow break me
I thought it was always “wait and see”
“See you if I get there,” hypothetically
Now you and I are side by side
Windblown grins, no destination in sight
White-hot sunrise
Sweat-soaked dress untied
Two bodies tangled up on your side
The car in park while I drive
I pin your wrists back saying, “close your eyes”
That’s right
It’s a joyride
It feels like home
Flying down this open road
I remove the safety belt wrapped around my seat If we go crashing
Let the blow break me
I thought it was always “wait and see”
“See you if I get there,” hypothetically
Now you and I are side by side
Windblown grins, no destination in sight
The way the streetlights dance in your blue eyes The way your knuckles grip around the wheel tonight We’ve got scars we can’t leave behind
That’s alright
It’s a joyride