[Verse 1]
You said forever
With your boots on my floor
Ash on the carpet
And your keys in my door
You swore you’d stay here
Tattooed that on my brain
Now there’s a dent in the mattress
And a dent in my veins
[Chorus]
You’re never always
You’re only sometimes
You come in waves
Then you cut the lifelines
I keep your promise
In an overflowing ashtray
You’re never always
You’re only here halfway
[Verse 2]
You left your jacket
Smelling like last June
Cold in my closet
Like a second-hand wound
I talk to photos
Till the frames come loose
Every “I love you”
Hanging like a busted noose
[Chorus]
You’re never always
You’re only sometimes
You come in waves
Then you cut the lifelines
I keep your promise
In an overflowing ashtray
You’re never always
You’re only here halfway
[Bridge]
Did you ever mean it
Or did I make you real
Turn a passing fever
Into something you could feel (hey)
Now every time you vanish
I replay that day
You said “I’m not leaving”
Then you walked away
[Chorus]
You’re never always
You’re only sometimes
You come in waves
Then you cut the lifelines
I keep your promise
In an overflowing ashtray
You’re never always
You’re never always
[Outro]
Half of a heartbeat
Half of a name
I’m done being halfway
Set fire to the frame