May I Love You by David Kastling

Lyrics

I showed up with a heart half-stitched,
You smiled and the seams pulled tight.
We talked like strangers caught in a dream,
Chasing stars on a quiet night.

I watched your hands like sacred signs,
Tried to read the way you breathed.
But you're a locked book with golden pages-
And I'm just guessing at the key.

I said something dumb, and laughed too quick,
Watched your eyes for clues I might've missed.
Were you bored, or just a little shy?
I kept tracing meaning in your sigh.

May I love you, may I love you?
Just a little, just a little.
May I love you, may I love you?
Just a little, just a little.

You talked about your favorite films,
I forgot my lines but tried to stay calm.
Your laugh lit up the room like lightning-
I swear the whole world paused for you.

And every second I wasn't speaking,
I was building bridges in my mind.
From my trembling chest to your quiet smile,
Praying you'd want to cross sometime.

Maybe you saw me-maybe you didn't.
Maybe this heart's just renting fiction.
But your silence still murmurs like a song,
And I can't help but sing along.

May I love you, may I love you?
Just a little, just a little.
May I love you, may I love you?
Just a little, just a little.

Maybe you'll forget me by morning,
Maybe I'm already fading now.
But my heart still floats like a feather
On a breath I can't let out.

May I love you, may I love you?
Like a whisper, like a whisper.
May I love you, may I love you?
Like a whisper, like a...