El Dorado ft. Laura Levenhagen Lyrics

It was 'sposed to be a dive

But the cocktails cost too much for that

And after four or five

Couldn't help ourselves from glancing back

To that night that we both shared

That spark, that caught us unawares

And now with dizzy heads we stare

Into destiny unrequited

We'd started down this road

Beckoned by the whims of fate

Both bearing heavy loads

You were early, I was running late

But the path ahead is barred

By my open wounds and your old scars

So crossed, we find our fading stars

As we curse, what's been ignited

Darling - but, no, we shouldn't use that word

Lover? Not in this or any other world

Time planned this misery

And it's an invincible enemy

So we'll ache together silently

Side by side at El Dorado

You'd think with pasts like ours

We'd flee this trap in which we're caught

But the Gent who's tending bar

Pours a steady flow of second thoughts

We hold each other at arms length

To both keep distance and prevent escape

Regardless, we are losing strength

Do we fall away or towards each other?

The wise would swear an oath

And run as far as they were able

"What ifs" may haunt us both

But we know heartbreak would be fatal

So our conclusion's been defined

Yet we know we both just spied

The white lie flashing in our eyes

Mourning this fire that's been smothered

Darling - but, no, we shouldn't use that word

Lover? Not in this or any other world

Time planned this misery

And it's an invincible enemy

So we'll ache together silently

Side by side at El Dorado.

Been waiting so damn long now for my heart to exit exile

(I'm broken, don't know if there's a fix)

And though alone is far better than wrong this could be worth our while

Does knowing this is different make me confident or or merely blind

(Must play it safe, deny myself this bliss)

I could be your future if you'd simply leave your past behind

If only we'd received the gracious gift of anonymity

(This can't be what I want, still here we sit)

A fresh start purged from all the complications of our histories

And all I want to do is scream

(Don't scream)

Why can't I find the voice to scream

(Can't scream)

Would you finally hear me if I scream

(Won't scream)

I cannot help this need to scream out

(Please don't let me slip and scream out)

Darling - but, no, we shouldn't use that word

Lover? Not in this or any other world

Time planned this misery

And it's an invincible enemy

So we'll ache together silently

Side by side at El Dorado.