Lyric

【Verse 1】

If you and I spoke the same language

Maybe distance wouldn't make me afraid

Even just hearing you say, “I’m okay”

Would mean I wouldn’t have to read between the lines

Short messages glowing on my screen

Sometimes translation changes what you mean

And I keep wondering what you really wanted

To tell me in your own words

【Pre-Chorus】

We’re looking at the same sky

But my clock is two hours ahead

Like I’m living just a little in your future

While I wait for you again

【Chorus】

If we spoke the same language

Maybe I could trust a little more

Maybe all the fear between your words

Wouldn’t leave me wondering anymore

If you were here beside me

I wouldn’t need to understand each word

I’d only have to look into your eyes

And touch your hand to know your love

If there were no distance between us

Maybe I wouldn’t feel this alone

【Verse 2】

If you were right here beside me

I’d feel safe even without understanding everything

I already know the way you look when you’re confused

And every little way you smile

When I send you a quiet “goodnight”

Your clock is still two hours behind

And I always want a little more time with you

So I keep staring at the screen

【Pre-Chorus】

When I hear your voice, you feel so close

But when the call ends, you’re far away again

It’s only a two-hour difference

But the miles between us still remain

【Chorus】

If we spoke the same language

Maybe I could say what’s in my heart

Even all this loneliness no translation understands

I could finally give to you in words

If you were here beside me

Even silence wouldn’t feel so cold

I’d just lean close and breathe the same air

And fall asleep beside you

If there were no distance between us

I wouldn’t have to say, “I miss you”

【Bridge】

Different countries

Different words

Different places we were born

Different views of the world

Even our clocks move a little apart

But I want our hearts to live in the same time

Maybe love needs no translation

Maybe hearts already know

Just saying your name out loud

Can make my chest ache like this

【Final Chorus】

If we spoke the same language

Maybe we would misunderstand less

But every time I learn another word from you

I feel one step closer to where you are

If you were here beside me

I wouldn’t need to ask a thing

I’d only have to look into your eyes

And touch your hand to know the answer

From this place, two hours ahead of you

I’m still thinking of you tonight

No matter what language I translate this love into

What I feel will never change

If I could be there tonight

I just want to be by your side

If only—

Until the day that “if” becomes real

I’ll keep waiting here for you