[Verse 1]
You zip your dress
Ask
"Do I look alright?"
You laugh it off
Like it's any other night
Couple drinks in
We're trading names and glances
You squeeze my hand
Say
"We came here for the chances"
[Pre-Chorus]
I nod like I’m fine
Play it cool
Play along
But my chest gets tight
When he laughs at your jokes too long
[Chorus]
Parallel play
But it pulls me sideways
Thought my head was ready
Now my heart’s in the way
You kiss his neck while I'm smiling politely
I said I could take it
Guess I lied to my face
Parallel play
But it’s crossing my lines
Trying to clap for you while I'm dying inside
We drew the rules together
Now they’re starting to shake
Parallel play
Parallel heartbreak
[Verse 2]
You disappear
In a bedroom down the hall
I’m on the couch
Talking weather
Talking sports
Talking small
Someone's hand
Traces circles on my knee
But all I hear
Is your voice behind that beat
[Pre-Chorus]
I was so sure
Of the stories we wrote
But the scenes feel different
When you’re not in my coat
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[low vocal register]
Did we move too fast?
Skip a step
Skip a page?
Or is this just fear
Wearing a different name?
[whispered vocals] "You can stop if you want"
Your words from last week replay
I choke on my pride
Do I leave
Do I stay? (do I stay?)
[gentle synth swell]
[Chorus]