s1) I watched your taxi take the corner too fast/The taillight blinked like it knew not to last/I rehearsed what I’d say In the stairwell that day/But I left it there Like a jacket in July

s2) You said “be honest” with a smile that cracked/And I answered with silence, then never called back/It was easier to pretend/That this wasn't the end/Than admit I’d already let you go/By not saying so 

If I ever find your face In some quieter place/Where the timing doesn’t ruin all my tries/Maybe I won’t hesitate/Maybe I’ll be brave/Maybe I’ll meet your eyes without goodbye/I’ll say it again in the next life 

s1) The bookstore closed where we used to meet/Now it sells handbags and perfume and heat/I walked past the glass/Saw my ghost in the past/Buying coffee I never liked Just to stall the goodbye 

s2) They say some things are meant to be/But I think some things just learn to leave/You never asked me to stay/I never asked you to wait/We both played it cool/Until it played us away 

If I ever find your face In some luckier place/Where I don’t have to rewrite every sign/Maybe I won’t deflect/Maybe I’ll mean what’s left/Maybe I won’t let the truth hide behind/“I’ll say it again in the next life” 

(s1 & s2) You don’t forgive me in dreams anymore/You used to smile through the keyhole of sleep/Now even my guilt is getting bored/And I still fold my words too neat 

s2) You loved me in half-light/I loved you in refrain/I always meant to explain 

s1) If I ever find your face/Where I’ve run out of escapes/And the years don’t come with such a price/Maybe you’ll stay a while/Maybe I’ll use the right lines/Maybe the truth won’t taste like spite

s2) And I won’t waste the timing twice 

s1) I’ll say it again in the next life

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