We Both Burned

I remember the day this song first began to take shape as if it were yesterday; a storm was raging inside me, and I honestly don't know what I would have done if I hadn't let my emotions pour out through a melody. Years have passed since that day. I didn't stop. I walked on. I tucked this song away in a box, like safeguarding an old, precious letter, until this past summer.

I don't know how to describe her. She is as vast as the sea, a whole ocean. While the soul merely wished to share a cup of coffee or a glass of wine, life said, "Create a song together." My heart leaped in her presence; I was granted the immense honour of working and creating alongside her. My dear mentor, your path is my path, your light is my light... Welcome into my life, you have brought such joy, Yelda Karataş.

Leaving is easier than staying / The pain hurts the one left behind the most / On this path of love, we were two hearts in one soul / Oh, look what we endured for the sake of a passion

You are my beloved, you are my everything / You are the one who left, letting a rose's dream wither / You are my beloved, you are my everything / You are the one who left, tearing away the rosebud

Staying is easier than leaving / The pain hurts the one who leaves the most / Whoever left, whoever stayed, we both burned / With this yearning inside us, we were fooled by time

You are my beloved, you are my everything / You are the one who left, letting a rose's dream wither / You are my beloved, you are my everything / You are the one who left, tearing away the rosebud / You are my beloved, you are my everything / You are the one who left, leaving me abandoned in this state

Lyrics: Yelda Karataş & Canan Sağar Music: Canan Sağar