[Verse 1]
We were floor five lunches
Inside jokes in the stairwell air
You knew my coffee order
I borrowed all your sweaters
Never cared
We shared the same dark humor
Same tired eyes at 2 a.m
You'd text me from the train ride home
"Tomorrow we complain again"
[Pre-Chorus]
Then came that Friday
Name on the glass of the corner room
You hugged me in the hallway
But something in your eyes had already moved
[Chorus]
Now you're taking calls behind closed doors
I'm scrolling feeds on the office floor
You're flying up and I'm stuck in slow
I clap for you but I walk home alone
We said "forever
Just us two"
Now I'm the ghost in the photos of you
I’m proud of everything you’ve become
But I miss who you were when we were young
[Verse 2]
You used to answer midnight
Now it's "sorry
Busy
Another time"
Our weekend plans rescheduled
Till they just slipped out of mind
I hear about your big wins
From people who can’t spell your name
I’m standing by the printer tray
Feeling like the furniture you outgrew and changed
[Pre-Chorus]
You shine on the skyline
I’m a shadow in the fluorescent blue
I’m happy in the hallway
But it hurts that I’m not standing next to you
[Chorus]
Now you're taking calls behind closed doors
I'm scrolling feeds on the office floor
You're flying up and I'm stuck in slow
I clap for you but I walk home alone
We said "forever
Just us two"
Now I'm the ghost in the photos of you
I’m proud of everything you’ve become
But I miss who you were when we were young
[Bridge]
Did I lose you or just lose my place? (oh)
Am I jealous or just out of frame?
You said "this won’t change a single thing"
But your calendar forgot my name
I’m screaming in my car seat
Holding on to every year we had
'Cause I love you like a sister
But I’m grieving like it's something bad
If I told you that I’m breaking
Would you see me
Would you look down?
Or am I just the ground you pushed off from
On your way to higher clouds?
[Chorus]
Now you're taking calls behind closed doors
I'm scrolling feeds on the office floor
You're flying up and I'm stuck in slow
I clap for you but I walk home alone
We said "forever
Just us two"
Now I'm the ghost in the photos of you
I’m proud of everything you’ve become
But I miss who you were when we were young
[Outro]
I’m proud of everything you’ve become
But I miss who you are
When you’re just my friend
And not the rising star