Catching Lightning

[Verse 1]
We were seventeen and sleepless
Cheap perfume and borrowed time
Laughing in the parking lot
Acting like the world was mine
You drew futures on my wrist
Tiny stars in fading ink
Said you’d always be right here
Then you slipped right through the seams
[Chorus]
I’m catching lightning in my hands
Just a dream I can’t wake from
Every road just bends back
Back to you
Back to us
There’s nothing holding me back
Except the truth I can’t outrun
’Cause in the end I know
You’re still in my heart
Still in my blood (oh-oh)
[Verse 2]
Friends all say I should forget
Change my hair
My clothes
My name
But your sweater’s in my closet
And it still smells like the rain
I keep diving off the edge
Overboard on what we were
Every stranger in this city
Looks a little bit like her
[Chorus]
I’m catching lightning in my hands
Just a dream I can’t wake from
Every road just bends back
Back to you
Back to us
There’s nothing holding me back
Except the truth I can’t outrun
’Cause in the end I know
You’re still in my heart
Still in my blood (yeah)
[Bridge]
Wall to wall with all our pictures
Tiny frames
A crowded room
Every mile and every minute
Feels like it was leading to you
If love is just a losing game
Why do I keep keeping score?
Every scar that you left on me
Feels like I just want you more (oh)
[Chorus]
I’m catching lightning in my hands
Just a dream I can’t wake from
Every road just bends back
Back to you
Back to us
There’s nothing holding me back
From the memories that I’ve become
’Cause in the end I know
You’re still in my heart
You’re still in my heart
You’re still the only one

pop, Glossy midtempo pop with male vocals; clean palm-muted guitars in the verses, warm sub-bass and snappy drums under a tight groove. Chorus explodes with wide synth pads, octave guitar leads, and stacked gang-style “oh-oh” harmonies. Bridge strips back to vocal and sparse keys, then a final chorus with lifted key and extra ad-libs for a cathartic, bittersweet release., sad