When I First Met You

[Verse 1]
You were leaning on the jukebox
Laughing at a song you didn’t know
I was trying to look careless
Spilling secrets in a half-smile
Half-joke
Your hair stuck to your lipstick
From that cheap red drink in your hand
You said
“You always stare this hard?”
I said
“I’m working on a plan” (oh yeah)
[Chorus]
When I first met you
Time tripped
The room slipped out of view
Every wrong turn I ever took
Led straight to you
When I first met you
I was cracked glass
Shaking in my shoes
You just looked right through the damage
Said
“This version’s you”
[Verse 2]
We stole fries from your sister
Walked home past the closing store signs
You drew hearts in the fog on my window
Then laughed and crossed ‘em out every time
You asked
“What’s the worst thing about you?”
I said
“How long have you got?”
You said
“Start with what you’re scared of”
I said
“Losing this before it starts” (hey!)
[Chorus]
When I first met you
Time tripped
The room slipped out of view
Every wrong turn I ever took
Led straight to you
When I first met you
I was cracked glass
Shaking in my shoes
You just looked right through the damage
Said
“This version’s you”
[Bridge]
Now every fight
Every slammed door
Feels small next to that first night
‘Cause I can still taste that cherry drink
Still see you under busted lights
[Chorus]
When I first met you
Time tripped
The room slipped out of view
Every wrong turn I ever took
Led straight to you
When I first met you
I was cracked glass
Shaking in my shoes
You just looked right through the damage
Said
“This version’s you”
Yeah
When I first met you (when I first met you)
I finally knew

rock, Soft rock meets nu-metal edge: clean electric arpeggios over a steady mid-tempo groove, male vocals starting intimate then rising to a gritty, half-screamed hook. Choruses hit with distorted guitars, layered harmonies, and a pounding kit; verses breathe with palm-muted crunch and warm bass. Final chorus adds octave vocal doubles and a soaring lead line for cathartic lift., soft rock, metal