Back After The Break

[Verse 1]
We were kids in grown-up shoes
Sharing secrets after school
Four years felt like forever
Thought I couldn't lose you
Then your name went quiet on my phone
Every road home felt wrong
Tried to hate you
Couldn't do it
Just kept replaying what went wrong
[Chorus]
Now we're back after the break
Little cracks
But we still don't shake
Yeah
We bent
But we didn't fade
Guess some things don't wash away
We were lost
But we found our way
Back after the break
[Verse 2]
One month felt like a long storm
Empty seat
Empty jokes
Checked your page at 2 a.m
Just to see if you'd post
Then you called and said
"Hey
You free?"
Heart jumped right out of me
Awkward laughs in the parking lot
Like
"So… how've you been
Honestly?"
[Chorus]
Now we're back after the break
Little cracks
But we still don't shake
Yeah
We bent
But we didn't fade
Guess some things don't wash away
We were lost
But we found our way
Back after the break
[Bridge]
We don't have to be the same as before (mm)
We can draw new lines on the floor
"I’m still me" / "I'm still me too"
Can we learn from what we put us through?
[Chorus]
Now we're back after the break
Little cracks
But we still don't shake
Yeah
We bent
But we didn't fade
Guess some things don't wash away
We were lost
But we chose to stay
Back after the break (after the break)
Back after the break

Warm indie-pop with subtle R&B swing, male or female vocals. Clean electric guitar and soft keys in the verses, light shaker groove and round bass. Chorus lifts with stacked harmonies and a tighter drum pocket. Bridge strips back to almost solo vocal, then full-band re-entry on the final chorus for a hopeful, forgiving glow.