I only have eyes for you but you see another
in her eyes, your heart finds shelter.
still, I stand in shadows, silent, true,
A quiet witness to the love you pursue.
You speak of her and I listen close,
Aching inside, as your words encroach.
You ask me how to win her heart,
And I smile, though, mine falls apart.
I offer you advice, with trembling hands,
To help you hold her in your plans.
I laugh with you, as you dream aloud,
But inside, I’m breaking, Lost in the crowd.
Your joy becomes my sorrow’s song,
I hide my tears where they belong.
For loving you feels like a crime,
To help you seek love, yet lose my time.
If only you could see my gaze,
The pain I wear behind my praise.
But love, unspoken, never fights,
And so I stand, in silent nights.
You’ll find her and I’ll fade away,
Still yearning for you, day by day.
But Love, as it seems, is never kind
To love you deeply, yet to be left behind.
I wished to be cherished as you cherish her,
To feel what you feel, to be your world’s blur.
But I know in my heart, I’ll never be that,
I’ll never hold you, like she’s where you’re at.
The ache, it consumes, deep in my bosom,
I long for your touch, for your love to blossom.
Yet, I sit in the shadows, too broken to plead,
Silently watching you chase what I can’t even need.
I dream of walking away from this pain,
But the love I carry keeps me chained.
Every step away feels like I’ve lost you twice,
But I can’t leave, no matter the price.
I wish you aren’t my happiness, my silent plea.
To see as you seek someone who isn’t me.
I smile as I die a little inside,
A part of me crushed with each tear I hide.
I envy her laughter, the way you look at her,
while I watch you fall deeper, my heart a blur.
I drown in the silence when you speak her name,
It burns like fire, yet I play this game.
My heart aches for you, like the wound that won’t heal,
My heart beats for you, but you don’t feel the way I feel.
The jealousy, it twists, like a knife through my soul,
Yet I stay, always, never letting go of this hole.
I wish you joy, I wish you peace,
Even if my own heart can never cease.
To ache for a love that will never be,
I live for your happiness, though it’s not with me.
So I’ll listen, though the pain never dies,
To hear your voice, to see your eyes.
Even if I’m the one you leave behind,
At least I know you’re happy in your mind.
But sometimes, when you speak of her, I break,
A piece of my soul crumbles for her shake.
How could I love so deeply, yet be cast aside,
to watch you with her, my tears my only guide?
If only you’d see, I’ve loved you from afar,
A love so deep, it’s written in the stars.
But the Universe, cruel and unkind,
chose to give you her love and leave mine behind.
Yet, still , I wait in the shadows of your smile,
Dying inside, but I stay for a while.
For as long as you’re happy, I’ll be content,
Even if my heart is shattered and broken and bent.
Mais je t’aimerai de tout mon cœur pour toujours…