[Verse 1]
Met you in a quiet July
Coffee cup shaking in my hand
You laughed at the way that I talk
I knew right then where I would stand
[Pre-Chorus]
But your suitcase was waiting
Your plans were made
Different cities
Different ages
Still
I stayed
[Chorus]
I’m loving you in the wrong timeline
You’re right here
But you’re not mine
Calling it “friends” just to survive
Smiling while something in me dies
If this is how
The stars don’t align
I’ll stay on your side
And burn from the inside
[Verse 2]
We trade secrets over the phone
You say his name like it feels okay
I bite down on every “come home”
Turn it into “I’m happy you’re safe”
[Pre-Chorus]
You lean on my shoulder
When your world shakes
You say
“Don’t ever leave me”
How long can I fake?
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[low vocal register] You say
“We’re better as friends”
But my hands remember your waist
My heart keeps writing our names
In every empty space [crescendo]
[full voice] So I’ll clap in the crowd when you find someone
I’ll cheer like I’m not undone
I’ll be your safe place
Your late-night call
But who’s gonna catch me
When I fall? (when I fall)
[Chorus]