(Matchbox Twenty)
I walk down the street silently. It was less than a month ago, when Sakura was walking slowly by my side, looking up at the strawberry-pink cherry blossoms late at night. I remember the night she convinced me to dance with her out here; at midnight. Even though it was raining.
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Slow dancin' on the boulevard In the quite moments while the city's still darkSleep walkin' through the summer rain
In the tired spaces you could here her name
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I looked into her hazel green eyes. She was truly beautiful. And she loved me. Me, of all people. I thought no one could love me. She hugged me, and pulled me close. She showed me I was wrong.
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When she was warm and tender
And you held her arms around you
There was nothin' but her
Love and affection
She was, crazy for you
Now she's part of somethin' that you lost
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As I lean in to kiss her soft lips, she fades away, and I find myself hugging nothing but myself. She was gone.
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And for all you knowThis could be
The difference between what you need,
And what you wanna be,
Yeah, what you wanna be
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I remember our wedding party. She was gorgeous. In her silk white diamond dress, dancing ever more gracefully in a small circular pattern, her raven black hair swirling around her beautiful curves. Only earlier we had shared our wedding vows, proclaiming our love forever. She turned towards me, and blew me a kiss. I smile. She was the only person who could truly bring a real smile out of me.
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That sweater and her diamond dress,
Makin' small circles move across the surface
Stand watchin' from the steady shore,
Feelin' wide open, and waitin' for,
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The memory fades away, and I'm standing on a bridge in the park, alone. With no one. This was where we first kissed.
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Somethin' warm and tender,
Now she's movin' further from you
There was nothin' that could
Make it easy on you
Every step you take reminds you that she's walkin'
Alone…
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I lean on the bridge post. Memories swirling in my head. How could she be gone? I mean, truly, gone? I should get home. I pass the cheery trees on my way. I miss her.
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And for all you knowThis could be
The difference between what you need,
And what you wanna be
Yeah, what you want…
Every word you never said,
Echoes down your empty hallway
And everything that was your world
Just came down
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It's morning, now. I woke up alone. This bed is too big without her. I walk to the window in our bedroom, lightly pulling back one curtain I look outside. The sun is rising over that street where we danced late that night. I can still see her; swiftly swirling around, so gentle, it looks like she doesn't even touch the ground.
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Daybreak out on the boulevard,
Feel the, sun warmin' up your second-hand heart
That's when I write across your face,
And you think,
Maybe someday, yeah,
Maybe someday
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I forcefully swing the curtains closed again. I can't take the hurt anymore. I finally let myself go, and fall on my knees to the stone marble floor.
I cry.
I cry hard, letting all the hurt escape down my cold cheeks. The only true person that could make me smile, was the only person who could truly make me cry. I no longer care what anyone thinks. I don't even care if Mokuba sees me this way. A broken man.
I lost my one true love. My wife. Forever.
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For all you know,
Yeah, this could be,
The difference between what you need,
And what you want…
Yeah, for all you know,
For all you know,
Yeah, for all that you know,
This is what you wanna be,
Girl, what you wanna be…
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