Same Friends, Different Stories

[Verse 1 - Female]
Ran into Emma at the corner store
She said your name like it still meant more
Asked if I miss you like it was last week
I laughed it off
But it burned my cheeks
[Verse 1 - Male]
Your brother called me just to “check in”
Slipped you in there with a crooked grin
“Man
You two were perfect
What went wrong?”
I changed the subject
Dragged it out too long
[Pre-Chorus - Both]
Everybody’s asking
Like they’ve got front row seats
They don’t see the nights
We tore up underneath
[Chorus - Both]
Same friends
Different stories
You say you’re fine
I say I’m fine
We both know that’s a lie
They pass your name like a rumor
Like you’re still mine
Like I’m still yours
In another timeline
We had love
We had love
But it just couldn’t hold us
Now we’re sharing all the same friends
And pretending we don’t notice
[Verse 2 - Female]
Saw your jacket on Olivia’s chair
Smelled your cologne and it froze the air
I almost asked her how you’ve been sleeping
Bit my tongue to keep my heart from leaking
[Verse 2 - Male]
Your favorite bar keeps asking where you are
Bartender jokes you’re just at the car
I raise a glass
Act like I don’t care
But I still turn around like you’ll be there
[Pre-Chorus - Both]
Everybody’s guessing
Like they get to pick our end
They don’t see the moment
We let go of “more than friends”
[Chorus - Both]
Same friends
Different stories
You say you’re fine
I say I’m fine
We both know that’s a lie
They pass your name like a rumor
Like you’re still mine
Like I’m still yours
In another timeline
We had love
We had love
But it just couldn’t hold us
Now we’re sharing all the same friends
And pretending we don’t notice
[Bridge - Duet]
[Female]
Do you tell them I was distant?
Do you say you should’ve stayed?
[Male]
Do you blame it on the timing?
On the plans we never made?
[Both]
If they put our versions
Side by side like movie scenes
Would they see two broken hearts
Or two people set free? (set free)
[Chorus - Both]
Same friends
Different stories
You say you’re fine
I say I’m fine
We both know that’s a lie
They pass your name like a rumor
Like you’re still mine
Like I’m still yours
In another timeline
We had love
We had love
But it just couldn’t hold us
Now they ask about us separately
And we smile like we don’t notice
[Outro - Both]
Same friends
Different stories (oh-oh)
Same streets
Separate glories
We had love
We had love
But love wasn’t enough for us

Modern pop duet with male and female vocals trading leads; clean electric guitar and warm keys over a mid-tempo groove, subtle sidechain pulse. Verses stay intimate and close-mic’d, pre-chorus lifts with light percussion and stacked doubles. Big, catchy chorus with call-and-response lines and harmonies; final hook adds ad-libbed runs and a slight key lift for emotional payoff., female vocals