Yoel Shemesh - Lia

I waited for a bus line that never came
When you arrived and asked how long I've been here
I answered: "since they built the station
I've been sitting, waiting for it to come"

"What brings you to a remote road,
That leads from nothing to nowhere?"
And you didn't smile, your voice trembled
You said you were here to breathe

Lia
Arriving again
To the same station
In an old city
Lia
You were a little tune for me
A moment outside of time

We went to the road, we shared a glance
We waited for a ride, you raised your hand
A polite driver stopped by and took
You and me to the Moshav

I tidied the room, changed the sheets
I felt comfortable letting you sleep
But I didn't shut an eye
On the living room couch.

Lia
Arriving again...

And in the dark, I imagined how we would wake up
To birds chirping, coffee in the yard
I'll try to make you stay
With a small dog, piano sounds
And in the end, we'll get married

In the lunchtime heat, I felt a caress
The blazing sun interrupted my dream
On the table I found words
You wrote that you carried on in order to breathe


A sweet postcard from a different time. Listen to more Yoel Shemesh here.


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