Jay El Dee wrote this song to shine a light on the challenges of maintaining relational intimacy while suffering from chronic pain or sensory processing conditions.
Lyrics
Look but Don't Touch
I would like to pull you close
I’m the one whose gonna hurt the most
Maybe I could just push through
For you
I see you slowly moving in
Hands like fire on my skin
Every move feels like a bruise
With you
Please
Look but don’t touch
Look but don’t touch
I don’t want to pull away
But I don’t think I can take the pain
You know I could never be
Through with you
Just temporary pause
Let us wait until the flare is gone
There is nothing that I wouldn’t do
For you
Please
Look but don’t touch
Look but don’t touch
I can’t think clearly
I can’t let you in
I feel sincerely
Like a torch wrapped in skin
I can’t sleep baby
I’m hot and I’m cold
I’ve got something like
Sensory overload
This pain is chronic
And I want you to know
I don't want it
I don’t want you to go
Please
Look but don’t touch
Look but don’t touch
Please
Look but don’t touch
Look but don’t touch
Don't touch
Don’t touch
Don’t touch me