In "Eternity of Anything," Jonah Kagen waits for a love that will arrive like lightning, stripping away every defense and accepting him exactly as he is. He believes this connection already exists in the wind, wine, and weeds, and that they have loved each other across countless lives in dim kitchen light. The contrast between patient waiting and sudden, overwhelming arrival captures both certainty and vulnerability. The repeated plea to be taken as he is, even with broken hands, becomes a quiet surrender to a love that feels inevitable and already known.
Eternity of Anything Lyrics by Jonah Kagen
I think it’s something you can touch with your hands
Oh, I believe
I see it all around me, baby
In the wind, in the wine, in the weeds
I bet you’ll come on like lightning
And strike me right where I stand
Strip me down of my foolish armor
And take me as I am
As I am
Oh, yeah
Oh
It’s nice out this evening
There’s a calm in the wind
And I reckon Eden is somewhere we’ve been
I think I’ve loved you a thousand times
In every life we’ve slept through in the dim kitchen light
And I’ve never longed for an eternity of anything
We’ve always had it, haven’t we?
So I’ll just keep waiting patiently
Baby, you’ve got all of me, yeah
I bet you’ll come on like lightning
And strike me right where I stand
Strip me down of my foolish armor
And take these broken hands
I bet you’ll come on like lightning
And strike me right where I stand, oh-oh
Strip me down of my foolish armor
And take me as I am
I bet you’ll come on like
I bet you’ll come on like
I bet you’ll come on like
I bet you’ll come on like
I bet you’ll come on like
I bet you’ll come on like
I bet you’ll come on like
I bet you’ll—
I bet you’ll come on like lightning
And strike me right where I stand
Strip me down of my foolish armor
To the bones of a broken man
I bet you’ll come on like lightning
And strike me right where I stand
Strip me down of my foolish armor
And take me as I am
As I am
I bet you’ll come on like
I bet you’ll come on like
I bet you’ll come on like
I bet you’ll come on like
As I am
I bet you’ll come on like
I bet you’ll come on like
I bet you’ll come on like
I bet you’ll
