Babylonian Lovers

"Here comes a feeling you thought you'd forgotten."
- Vampire Weekend

We wait for crises to salvage our loves:

I want you, but I can't let myself have you
Like Babylonian lovers, we end and begin like
A phoenix, forever in descent,
She wonders why he couldn't be there; away but
Only a few inches further, salt and sapphire
And raindrops clinging to windows,
A green light across the waters.

But wait
First girlsdon'tthinkofsex
No, no, no
First kisses, they change everything,
Your smell of smoke and sweat is intoxicating.
Oh, just a few inches closer
Her taste of his salt and sapphire
And raindrops clinging to windows,
A green light across the waters.

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