"The Only Thing" genre: Acoustic
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	Ballad of pure yet unrequited love. Passionate, powerful, and the loudest heartbreak I've ever heard in a quiet song
	CD: Eric Johnsen - (a)Live Credits: Eric Johnsen - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar; Mark Wickliffe - Bass Guitar; Wahas Baja - Electric Guitar
	Story Behind the Song This was recorded live at The Gig in Hollywood, CA on October 2, 2002. I wrote it on a chilly day in the spring of 2000. This song took about 30 minutes to write and months to perfect. As much as this song seems hopeless, that's absolutely backwards. I was simply in observance of the love not being returned. I felt it might someday. It did...just with somebody else. Lyrics The only thing is your glance Catching me in your siren trance The only thing is the dialogue dance World is ending this is our final chance The only thing is your eyes Soulful wishful still she cries She’s using them to spot the usual lies I’m bound by her past’s expectant ties You can’t expect me to pass this by When I’ve found a soul for which I’d die And all you do is question why When you could have me till my life runs dry I’m in love with you so much I can’t keep track The only thing is you don’t love me back The only thing is my dreams I’m in total awe it seems The only thing is the light that beams You live in shadows while I dwell in streams The only thing is the motion You travel carrying the notion That even the healing in the ocean Spills pointlessly there’s no cure or potion Repeat chorus

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