What I Miss About You

Life is quite an interesting phenomenon. Pretty over-priced though. The priceless contents of the hourglass keep trickling and at the end of the day the entire expanse of this existence is reduced to maintaining the logs of what one missed and what one didn't! 

Katie Melua is one of the few artists who almost always manage to capture one's interest regardless of what she sings; absolutely stunning vocals and melody are her trademarks. There are quite a few of her that are my personal favourites: "When you taught me how to dance" from the movie Miss Potter and "The closest thing to crazy", topping the list. However, tonight there is another track of hers that I am indulging myself in .... What I miss about you...

"What I Miss About You"

Missing the train every morning at 8:52,

Sipping coffee from the same cup as you.

The sharing of secrets we thought no one else knew,

That's what I miss about you.

The new way that love had made me see,

Your bashful grin when you asked if I would like your key.

The knowing way you used to caress me,

That's what I miss about you.

You stole in with your starry smile exciting me,

Driving with you in your new car, feeling free.

If it's true that love is blind, then I was blind willingly,

You made me believe we had a future, that could be and would be.

The way you said I'd be no one on my own,

Your habit of soaking yourself in over-priced cologne.

The way you turned the light out when I knew you were home,

That's what I don't miss about you.

I bet you're using your weary magic like it's new,

Driving so fast with a new fool beside you.

Presumably believing she's the last of the lucky few,

I wonder if she knows she's being lied to like I do.

The way I only doubted myself when I was with you,

Like I was a fool for expecting something from life too.

Your skill of putting me down in-front of everyone we knew,

That's what I don't miss about you 

Image Courtesy: Hourglass for Eternity by Michael Arkhipov