I wake up with his eyes still on my wall
Half-finished smile in the morning light
Every dream leaves another brushstroke
Of a man I’ve never met, but I know by heart
My apartment hums like it’s holding its breath
Canvas after canvas, it’s always his face
I tell myself it’s just how loneliness looks
When it’s learning how to hope
I’ve been painting you before I knew your name
Tracing the shape of a love I couldn’t explain
Every color was a prayer I couldn’t say out loud
If you’re out there, I’m on my way now
I was lonely, you were lonely too
Somewhere between the stars and the truth
I didn’t know how much I needed you
Till I started dreaming of you
He’s walking through my sleep like he belongs
Like he knows every quiet part of me
He laughs like he’s been waiting for a reason
And I wake up wishing I’d stayed asleep
I’ve spent years talking to walls and mirrors
Convincing myself I was fine alone
But every night he gets a little closer
Like my heart already knows the road
I’ve been painting you before I knew your name
Tracing the shape of a love I couldn’t explain
Every color was a prayer I couldn’t say out loud
If you’re out there, I’m on my way now
I was lonely, you were lonely too
Somewhere between the stars and the truth
I didn’t know how much I needed you
Till I started dreaming of you
I see him through the glow of gallery lights
Soft conversations, white walls holding breath
Frames and shadows leaning in around us
He stops, looks at me, breathes me in
Like I’m something he’s missed for years
He smiles like a secret finally told
Says, “I thought you’d find me someday”
And suddenly all my empty rooms
Feel like they led me here
I’ve been painting you before I knew your name
Living in the echo of the same old dream
Every lonely night was pulling us around
To this moment, to right now
I was lonely, you were lonely too
Two quiet hearts learning how to move
I didn’t know how much I needed you
Till I started dreaming of you
Kaimanguy
