[Verse 1] I know the shape of his hands in the dark The exact weight of his voice, low and slow I've memorized a face I've never seen by day A stranger my whole chest already knows We've never stood in the same room, same air Never once crossed paths on any street But something in me kneels down every night Like I already know how his story ends with me [Pre-Chorus] How do you miss a person You were never given the chance to lose? How do I grieve a life I never got to choose? [Chorus] I keep loving someone I've never met I keep loving a face I can't place yet Waking up reaching for a hand that was never there Loving someone I've never met Like a life ran parallel and I missed the exit Somewhere out there, he's real, and I wasn't there [Verse 2] Maybe he's a man out walking some other city Living out a version I don't get to see Maybe there's a timeline where he turns the corner And it's actually, finally, me I wake up with his name stuck behind my teeth A name I made up, or maybe I remembered Either way I spend my mornings mourning Someone I have never even met [Pre-Chorus] How do you miss a person You were never given the chance to lose? How do I grieve a life I never got to choose? [Chorus] I keep loving someone I've never met I keep loving a face I can't place yet Waking up reaching for a hand that was never there Loving someone I've never met Like a life ran parallel and I missed the exit Somewhere out there, he's real, and I wasn't there [Bridge] (half-time, intimate, pads and breath) (whispered) Maybe some people are written for you In a draft the world never sent Maybe I already loved him In every version except the one I'm in (building) And if I ever pass him on some sidewalk I wonder if I'll know I wonder if my whole body stops Before my mind can let me go [Chorus — final, layered vocals, key change] I keep loving someone I've never met I keep loving a face I can't place yet Waking up reaching for a hand that was never there Loving someone I've never met Like a life ran parallel and I missed the exit Somewhere out there, he's real, and I wasn't there [Outro] (oh-oh, oh-oh — fading) Somewhere out there, he's real (oh-oh, oh-oh) And I wasn't there
