"JUST WHAT LOVE IS" A Duet By Precious And Raphael

A romantic poetry, duet that tells a story between two people who share mutual feelings but was afraid to reveal it to each other

JUST WHAT LOVE IS

G: Daisy, I used to lie with my eyes stretched so far

    Hoping to reach towards he

    Just as I long to reach for the sky

    It was beautiful and loving, sweet and charming

D: It was like the lace of mist beclouding my thought

    Like the symphony of the strings of guitar and heartbeat of Bàtá

    Bringing something so far closer; strange but lovely

    Of what better way to put the mind on a spike and let the heart alive?

G: The sea wallowed calmly with its tide

    While the birds chirped in harmony in the sky

   All singing in the melody

   As I lay to savour the endless rhythms of the moment

   While the thought of you ransacked my mind.

D: Gold, People say there's reason for everything

  Reason why the sky cries and the sun come afterward to dry its tears

 Or why the stars gaze down, twinkling, prolly searching for its lost days

 But the reason for this weird feelings

 Its like the thought of being slain between the cracked walls of tranquility and melancholy

G: Lost in between the whirlwind of what love is and was

Like a candle lit at night

Still, I hope you'll one day lit my world

And fill it with happiness and laughter

I'll hold on dear the  memories, clutching still to never let go

D: Of what better way would my tongue worship this ancient language for you?

When I'm enchanted by the sharp rhythms of its tune,

When my timid heart hides behind the shades of my imagination,

When my lips stutters more than my heart beats,

When the horrors in my past revolt against me from reaching further to you

As I voyage away, alone, on the sea to imprison the spurring emotions still

G: You were near but I could feel the distance

Right around the corner, I caught your glimpse

Alas, the storm broke out

I turned to look, cemented I stood to the ground

As the pain cut deep like a thousand blades

Lost within myself, as the wind howls from afar

The boat's already wrecked, taking all what's left

D: Swallowed in the dark heart of the ocean , my vision , numb

All seem stuck, like I was caught in the web of time

Therein, the thought of you rummaged my fragmented mind

Wishing, reminiscing about the memories I wish I could make with you

Levitating alone in the deep sea, I wish I could live once more

G: As I rummaged through the path

Sad smile swept across my face

As my heart crave the day

Therein, I wonders what love is and pondered on what it was

D: These four alphabets are like the ancient language known to the heart

But strange to reasoning, almost seeming like a myth

But how do I survive this?

When my gut lies helpless, dying in the sea; restless

When my heart wanders off to you more than it hides in its haven

G: Daisy, I'm willing to have a taste

Of what love is, not was

I long till that day , when you'll crack that shell open

And break free from what's holding back

Struck still by the peaceful gaze

Our hands entwined still

As we sojourn on what love is

D: Gold, I'm daring to have a taste

Of what love is, not was

I long still for that day when I'll speak not only through my heart

As we lay beside each other on the beach

Staring keenly at your brown eyes

As smile crept on our faces

Hoping to sojourn on what love is

Written by: Akinrinmola Precious(Gold) & Adedeji Raphael

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