[Intro]
Rain draws a curtain down the glass
I should leave, but I can't pass
[Verse 1]
I’m on the pavement where the gutters overflow
Coat getting heavy, but I’m rooted below
Your apartment burns warm through the second-floor frame
Then his hand finds your waist and I memorize the shame
I count every second between lightning and breath
Your laugh cuts cleaner than the cold in my chest
I came with a promise folded under my sleeve
Now I’m watching you give him the life you gave me
No call, no warning, no mercy in sight
Just your silhouette turning his wrong into right
I could throw every stone that the storm washed near
But the glass keeps me out and the truth keeps me here
[Pre-Chorus]
You don’t see me in the weather
You don’t know I’m falling apart
He’s standing where I stood forever
And you’re handing him my heart
[Chorus]
I’m outside while you’re choosing him
Rain running cold down my skin
One true love, I called you mine
Now I watch you cross that line
Through the window, through the blue
Every flash shows me the truth
If love was ours, why am I
The one left drowning outside?
[Verse 2]
I rehearsed your name on the walk up the block
Had a future in my pocket and a key to your lock
But the room tells a story that I never could read
Two glasses by the candle, his jacket on the seat
I’m talking fast to the thunder like it owes me an answer
You’re moving with him while I’m losing my balance
Every raindrop lands like a verdict pronounced
I’m the secret in the dark that you won’t let inside the house
Did you kiss him when you told me you were tired?
Did you look at his face with the same old fire?
I could bang on the door, make the whole world know
But some endings arrive before the first word is spoken
[Pre-Chorus]
You don’t see me in the weather
You don’t know I’m falling apart
He’s standing where I stood forever
And you’re handing him my heart
[Chorus]
I’m outside while you’re choosing him
Rain running cold down my skin
One true love, I called you mine
Now I watch you cross that line
Through the window, through the blue
Every flash shows me the truth
If love was ours, why am I
The one left drowning outside?
[Bridge]
Maybe the storm is doing what I couldn’t do
Washing every borrowed promise back to you
I won’t beg at the glass, I won’t beg at the door
If you wanted me, I wouldn’t be here anymore
[Final Chorus]
I’m outside and you’re choosing him
But the rain can’t keep me pinned
One true love, I called you mine
Now I leave you both behind
Through the window, through the blue
I saw everything I needed to
Let the thunder testify:
I was yours, but I survived
[Outro]
Rain draws a curtain down the glass
I turn away and let it pass