Description
From Chapter 2, “Oasis,” of It’s Impossible by J H McIntosh — Act I: Love Awakens.
Belle sings: and you were standing right there, like time slowed down between the air, gives us a sense of the quiet power of presence she begin to experience when near Aaron. Not strength shown in grand gestures but in simply being there. It offers a rare kind of comfort, a reminder that sometimes the most meaningful connection comes from patience and acceptance rather than pursuit. Listening closely, you’ll find solace in its gentle honesty and hope in the possibility that someone might truly see you, offering space to breathe without expectation or rush.
Lyrics
I didn’t come looking for a sign,
Just a way to make it through.
Another door, another line,
Another day to get through.
I came for the hours, the keys, the floor,
A place to stand, a name, no more.
Smile when needed, don’t stay long,
Know your part and play along.
I’ve learned to read the hunger fast,
The eyes that take, the hands that ask.
But yours stayed quiet, steady, clear,
Like you were listening from over there.
You didn’t reach.
You didn’t press.
You didn’t turn my silence
Into something to possess.
You were standing right there,
Like you weren’t going anywhere.
Not pulling close, not chasing me,
Just giving me some room to breathe.
You were standing right there,
No claim, no rush, no hidden snare.
And I don’t know why it shook me so,
To see a man who knew how not to go.
I don’t believe the words “I’ll stay,”
I’ve heard too many fade away.
Trust is not a door I keep
Unlocked for hands that reach too deep.
But something in the way you knew
How not to move, how not to choose,
Felt like strength that didn’t bend,
Like someone not trying to pretend.
I turned away. I did my part.
Kept all my fences round my heart.
But something followed, soft and slow,
A kind of peace I didn’t know.
You were standing right there,
Like you weren’t going anywhere.
Not pulling close, not chasing me,
Just giving me some room to breathe.
You were standing right there,
No claim, no rush, no hidden snare.
And maybe that’s what frightened me,
You stayed without demanding me.
I came to work. I came to leave.
To take my pay, to not believe.
But now I wonder what it means
When someone stays where others flee.
And that…
That might be impossible.
You were right there.
