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I Just Wanted to Be Near You

Justin Otani

Hey, I don’t know why today

Nothing happened, yet you came to mind

I reached for you without a thought

My fingertips were trembling again

Words we shared that final day

Still remain right here inside

Warmth from when we both were close

Hasn’t left this room tonight

Promises we let unwind

Knots we couldn’t tie again

If I hadn't played it strong

Would you still be here by then?

All I wanted was to stay by your side

Just to see your smile and laugh with me

Even if words could never be enough

Why can’t this heart reach you now?

Isn’t it strange how loneliness

Can feel this kind, this soft inside?

Even your last “See you again”

I still remember crystal clear

If it had been truly meant

Why am I alone right here?

Singing songs we both once loved

Gazing at the same blue sky

Somehow I was left alone

Still, I know it’s not your fault

All I wanted was to stay by your side

Felt like nothing else could matter more

Next to you was where I felt complete

That was my one sacred place

Even if we can’t return

My heart still leans on yours

Warmth from that day long ago

Still protects me through the night

Maybe you are somewhere now

Looking at the same sky too…

All I wanted was to stay by your side

Hear you softly call my name again

Even though we said goodbye

I’m still singing on from then

I don’t want to let you go

That’s the one true feeling I have left

That’s the one true feeling

I still hold close…

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  • 1

    Still in My Heart

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  • 2

    The Reason You Remain

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  • 3

    A Letter That Took the Long Way

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    I Just Wanted to Be Near You

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  • 5

    Still Your Name Remains

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  • 6

    Frozen Words

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  • 7

    That Night, I Should've Said...

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  • 8

    Words of Light

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  • 9

    Where the Wind Remembers

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  • 10

    A Prayer to the Stars

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  • 11

    Signal in the Sky

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  • 12

    Echo of You

    Justin Otani

Unspoken words, love that slipped away, memories that linger in silence.
This album is a heartfelt collection of emotional, melancholic, and romantic ballads.
With gentle piano melodies, cinematic strings, and delicate female vocal's harmonies, each track captures a different shade of longing and tenderness.
It's a musical diary for anyone who has ever loved, lost, or held onto feelings they couldn't express.
Let this album be the light that softly illuminates your quietest memories-and the warmth that stays, even after the song fades.

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