[Verse 1] You said “stay” with your coat on, I heard “go” through the rain. My dictionary had your handwriting; I still read it wrong again. At the station, you folded the ticket Into a square against your thumb. I was reaching for the right word When the last train came and went. [Pre-Chorus] Your mouth made a map; My heart missed the turn. We traded little sentences And watched the meaning burn. [Chorus] We loved in different languages, Same room, different world. I gave you all my honest words; You heard them come out blurred. No villain, no betrayal, Just a sentence split in two— I knew the shape of loving you, But never how to say it to you. [Verse 2] You called the sea “a patient animal,” I laughed before I understood. You learned my mother’s Sunday phrases; I learned your coffee, dark, no sugar. We kept a list beside the kettle: “Come back soon” and “I am fine.” One night you crossed out “forever,” Left the pencil by the line. [Pre-Chorus] Your mouth made a map; My heart missed the turn. We traded little sentences And watched the meaning burn. [Chorus] We loved in different languages, Same room, different world. I gave you all my honest words; You heard them come out blurred. No villain, no betrayal, Just a sentence split in two— I knew the shape of loving you, But never how to say it to you. [Bridge] Now I can say your name correctly. Now I know what “leave” means, too. Funny how the words arrive When there’s no one left to use them with. [Instrumental] [Final Chorus] We loved in different languages, Same room, different world. I gave you all my honest words; You heard them come out blurred. No villain, no betrayal, Just a sentence split in two— I knew the shape of loving you, But never how to say it to you. [Outro] Your cup is gone. The list is gone. The word remains: goodbye.
