Watching You

I was watching you from my perch, high above you, hidden in my shadows, so as not to be seen. You only stood below with sad eyes, sad as the crying sky.

I'm watching you, from where I stand...
The ground is shaky...
When you pass close by
My head is spinning
Here is safe, here is sound
As long as you're around

I've seen you do what you do. You twirl your skirt, spin in neverending circles, stare at the clouds that stare down at you. You talk to the birds about their affairs; not about yours, and you say "I'll miss you." as they fly away.

Keep you mine, if I keep my distance
As long as I just hesitate and hold my ground
I'm watching you - it's what I do...

I've seen you walk along the bridge wall, railings, and bench backs. You rarely fumble and never trip. Your grace has me hypnotized and I don't know what to do except watch you.

My hesitating mood, I stare then I brood
I like my solitude, I'm frozen to it
Here where I stand, you're coming my direction
I have to look away, so you won't see me...

I think of coming closer. I consider talking to you. But I don't. I could never leave the place I stand, just for you. No matter how much I may want to.

I'm watching you
I'm watching you
It's what I do...
It's what I do...

Why I feel this way is unknown. Why I think of you is unbearable. Why I don't know you I cannot understand. And I have to keep it that way.

I wait for you, sometimes I do
Think I'll talk to you
But when I see you...
I just come unwired
My head is spinning

When I think of twirling with you, spinning until I drop, I can't help but feel disgusted at the thought. I don't want to have anything to do with you.

Here is safe, here is sound
As long as you're around
Feels so nice, oh so easy
As long as I just hesitate and hold my ground

The rain keeps falling. It almost looks like tears streaming down your face. I wonder if it looks the same on me because I feel like crying.

I'm watching you, it's what I do...
My hesitating mood, I stare then I brood
I like my solitude, I'm frozen to it
Here where I stand, you're coming my direction
I have to look away, so you won't see me...

I know what I'm doing and I don't want to be doing it. I'm watching you. I've seen you running over the muddy grass, jumping and twirling as if it was a rehersed dance. I feel as if I want to join you, but pull myself away, farther and farther until not even your sad eyes can haunt me anymore.

I'm watching you
I'm watching you
It's what I do...
It's what I do...

I've watched you dance in the rain with tears falling from your eyes, just as they do the sky.


'Watching You' does not belong to me. It belongs to Velvet Chain. Sue me.

Usius: Yay! Done! That only took me forever, and I don't know why. So, I've never actually heard this song so I hope it isn't TOO wierd for this fic... ; Okay, hope you enjoy. :)

Re-vised-ness: Nothing much changed about this. I really like it and others seem to really like it too.