Verse 1
You had a habit of collecting matchbooks
From bars that closed before the year was through
A drawer full of places
That existed for a minute
Just long enough
For somebody to fall in love there
You said that’s how most things work
Pre-Chorus
We were standing on the roof
Watching airplanes leave the city
Talking like we knew the difference
Between brave and reckless
Chorus
Maybe we were fire
Maybe we were gasoline
Maybe that’s why every room
Still glows when I think about it
You and me
Running every red light in the universe
Trying to outrun time
Like time was ever running after us
Verse 2
Everybody else was making five-year plans
We were buying concert tickets for next Thursday
Acting like the future
Was a rumor somebody started
And somehow
For a while
That felt true
Pre-Chorus
The skyline kept changing
The summer kept ending
We just kept pretending
Nothing could catch us
Chorus
Maybe we were fire
Maybe we were gasoline
Maybe we were all the reasons
People write warnings on things
You and me
Turning every mistake into a memory
And every memory
Into mythology
Bridge
Now the rooftop’s gone
The bar’s gone
Half the city’s gone
But I swear
Sometimes I can still hear us laughing
Above all the traffic
Like we thought being young
Was a permanent condition
Final Chorus
Maybe we were fire
Maybe we were gasoline
Maybe we were never meant to last
Maybe that was never the point
Because some things don’t stay
They explode
And light the whole sky long enough
For you to find your way home
Outro
I still keep one of those matchbooks
The last one
It’s empty now
But it smells like smoke
When it rains
Weber
