In Florence I Wrote You A Letter Lyrics

When leaving us I went straight to Florence

I don't belong but I needed a break from your flagrance

I went so far away but kept looking for your face

Kept looking round and back, hoping to find a trace.

I tried escaping myself, self-beaten in every race

But I always ended up in the same head, in the same place

How did I think that I could face the night alone?

Without my little light, it's like the day never shone.

The nights get cold in Italy

Oh! I scream and wait for you to see

I built these walls twice my height

And spend my days looking for some light.

I pray, kneeling, for an embrace

For God to send more of his Grace

You look happy without me there

Maybe I'd be, too, without me there.

The past's supposed to help you build a future

But now I am to act as if we never were

You were the foundations of our home

Now I'm among the stars, exalted sky-foam.

Now I am to act as if you weren't everywhere

From the way I dress to the way I style my hair

You brought me peace, you were the place that made me happy

Maybe you were the only good thing about me.

The nights get cold in Italy

Oh! I scream and wait for you to see

I built these walls twice my height

And spend my days looking for some light.

I pray, kneeling, for an embrace

For God to send more of his Grace

You look happy without me there

Maybe I'd be, too, without me there.

I made the beginning, the end, I made it so love reigns

But you weren't the remedy to the poison in my veins

Please know that it was me all along

Being in Paradise hurts when you don't belong.

Please keep shining brightly though I couldn't handle your light

I know you'll dance in the sun, fall in love in the night

Maybe we'll dance one day under a unique sky

For now I can't move, but could we still try?

The nights get cold in Italy

Oh! I scream and wait for you to see

I built these walls twice my height

And spend my days looking for some light.

I pray, kneeling, for an embrace

For God to send more of his Grace

You look happy without me there

Maybe I'd be, too, without me there.