Yearning

By Elizabeth Teeter

Released on July 8, 2022

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So what if I think I might love you

So what does that even mean

Must I give up a piece of my heart to you

Must I break off a part of me


[Pre-Chorus]

So what if I stand here all alone

A crooked smile, a lifted chin

So what if I'm trying to fill up a hole

I look around but I don't know where to begin


[Chorus]

I'm yearning

Yearning


[Verse 2]

The mountains are steep

I manage the climb

My eyes water at the top

But I don't cry

I lay in the snow

Gaze at the night sky

Is that where we return to

When we all die


[Pre-Chorus]

I long for a muse

I'm craving somеone

But I'm so confused


[Chorus]

I'm yearning

Constantly yеarning


[Bridge]

I wait here till day break

Little flurries swirling around

My secret oasis

Which I never wish to climb down

My lungs they are burning

With each gasp of icy air

My stomach is turning

From the view I wish I could share

But there's no one else there

Will someone be drawn to me

My spirit

My laugh

My soul

When it's bare

When I'm wandering down a path that's never ending

Will they let me go and help me feel way less scared


[Pre-Chorus]

A royal bruise

A river of pain throbs when I lose

Another hope finding what I'm dreaming of

Will I keep on yearning

Will I become my own

Beloved


[Chorus]

Yearning

Constantly yearning


[Outro]

Must I give up a piece of my heart to you

I'm craving someone but I'm so confused I'm