Lyrics
[Intro — Soft Piano, Almost Conversational] We met. Nothing special, nothing planned. Just another face, Another name I'd probably forget. Funny how things change. [Verse 1 — Gentle, Intimate] We met, and nothing much had changed, Just someone new to talk to. Then somewhere between the jokes and days, I started making room for you. And slowly, without asking why, I grew accustomed to your name. Funny how a stranger enters life And leaves it different all the same. [Pre-Chorus — Piano Builds] Then you asked me with a smile, "People think we're dating." And I laughed, but in my head, I'd already seen the ending. [Chorus — Explosive Rock, Desperate Vocals] I KNOW HOW STORIES LIKE THIS END! THE HANDS WE HOLD, THE HEARTS WE MEND! THE LOVELY DAYS, THE BITTER END, THE STRANGER THAT WE WERE AGAIN! AND STILL I LET YOU TAKE MY HAND! WITHOUT A PROMISE, WITHOUT A PLAN! IF THIS IS HOW IT ALL MUST END— THEN LET ME LOVE YOU WHILE I CAN! [Verse 2 — Melancholic, Restrained] I saw the memories we'd make, The places we'd no longer go. The little things I'd keep by accident, The things I'd wish I didn't know. Your favorite song inside a store, Your laughter buried in a crowd. How something beautiful could hurt Without making a single sound. I knew the future wasn't kind. I knew that nothing here could stay. But knowing how the stars would die Wouldn't make me hate their light today. [Pre-Chorus — Strings Rise, Voice Cracks] I saw the grief before the joy, The empty space you'd leave behind. And still, I chose to meet you there. Perhaps I wasn't thinking right. [Chorus — Full Band, Theatrical Screams] I KNOW HOW STORIES LIKE THIS END! THE HANDS WE HOLD, THE HEARTS WE MEND! THE LOVELY DAYS, THE BITTER END, THE STRANGER THAT WE WERE AGAIN! AND STILL I LET YOU TAKE MY HAND! WITHOUT A PROMISE, WITHOUT A PLAN! IF THIS IS HOW IT ALL MUST END— THEN LET ME LOVE YOU WHILE I CAN! [Bridge — Everything Stops, Quiet Voice] And then we broke apart. Just like I thought we would. How wonderfully predictable. How fucking cruel. I thought that knowing Would make the pain feel smaller. It didn't. I knew you'd become a memory. I just didn't know How many things would remember you. [Breakdown — Distorted Piano, Glitching Drums] THIS SONG! THAT STREET! THE EMPTY SEAT! THE LITTLE THINGS THAT USED TO BE JUST LITTLE THINGS! I SAW THE END! I KNEW THE COST! SO WHY THE FUCK DO I MISS WHAT I LOST?! [Final Chorus — Desperate, Then Gradually Warm] I KNEW HOW STORIES LIKE THIS END! AND I'D STILL TAKE YOUR HAND AGAIN! THE LOVELY DAYS, THE BITTER END— I'D CHOOSE THE BEGINNING ONCE AGAIN! NO ETERNAL VOW! NO GUARANTEED TOMORROW! NO WAY TO LOVE WITHOUT THE SORROW! IF I COULD GO BACK, KNOWING WHAT I'D LOSE— I'D STILL CHOOSE YOU! [Outro — Piano Returns, Almost Amused] You know what's funny? I was right. We ended. The memories stayed. And sometimes, they hurt. But there was a time When they made me happy. And I refuse to let the ending Lie about the beginning. So, yeah. I'd do it again. What the fuck else was I supposed to do? Never love you? ... Ha. As if.