and i said, stay stay stay

but something ‘bout it felt like home somehow

we are alone with our changing minds

does it make you feel sad that the love that you’re looking for is the love that you had?

oh, you never thought i’d run

you just gotta keep your eyes open

this is the last time i’m asking you this

faster than the wind, passionate as sin, ending so suddenly

tell myself it’s time now, gotta let go

we are alone, just you and me

we hadn’t seen each other in a month when you said you needed space, what?

and when i fell hard, you took a step back without me

hoping it might turn sweet again like it was in the beginning

i remember you said, “don’t leave me here alone”

and i know it’s long gone and that magic’s not here no more

and it’s always on your terms, i’m hanging on every careless word

‘cause they don’t know about the night in the hotel

i wish you were a better man

we’re a wreck, you’re the wrecking ball

and for the first time, i had something to lose

he spends most of his flights getting pulled down by gravity

i call, just checking up on him, he’s up, 3 am, pacing

i’ve been loving you for quite some time

but your jealousy, i can hear it now, you’re talking down to me like i’ll always be around

we blocked the noise with the sound of “i need you”

i remember tears streaming down your face when i said, “i’ll never let you go”

but now, you're so far away and i'm down

you could be the one that i keep, and i can be the reason you can’t sleep at night

i'd be in pieces on the floor, forever winter if you go

i remember your blue eyes looking into mine like we had our own secret club

he was long gone when he met me

feeling like a face in the crowd, i’m reaching for you, terrified

photo album on the counter, your cheeks were turning red

it feels like a perfect night to dress up like hipsters and make fun of our exes

and i left my scarf there at your sister’s house

and you throw your head back laughing like a little kid

and it was like slow motion, standing there in my party dress

just between us, do you remember it all too well?

we broke the status quo, then we broke each other’s hearts

forgetting him was like trying to know somebody you never met

you never thought i’d run

that you never loved me, or her, or anyone, or anything

you should’ve been here, and i would’ve been so happy

all i know is we said hello, so dust off your highest hopes

back before you lost the one real thing you’ve ever known

long gone, not even listening, my voice comes out screaming

you had it figured out since you were in school, everybody loves pretty, everybody loves cool

i bet it never ever occurred to you that i can’t say hello to you and risk another goodbye

back to a first-glance feeling on new york time

we’re happy, free, confused, and lonely at the same time