[Verse 1 | close conversational vocal | acoustic guitar and low synth pulse] I saw you at the corner shop You asked if I still lived nearby We talked about the road outside And how the rent had climbed so high The way you looked at me had changed But something in me hadn't [Chorus | connected vocal uplift | intimate turn on “then” | smooth lower resolution] If I come back, what will be different? What could we change that we couldn't change then? Would we be starting over Or going through it again? [Instrumental Turn | acoustic guitar motif | muted breakbeat enters] [Verse 2 | centred mid-low delivery | melodic bass enters] We used to talk through half the night Then only when we had to We learned which parts to leave alone And called the silence peaceful We said we both should let it go And for a while, I think we did I stopped buying what you liked Still reached for it from time to time [Bridge | drums withdrawn | short exposed phrases] One look One pause You said my name And I stopped Maybe that's all Maybe it's not Maybe I miss What we forgot [Final Chorus | fuller connected vocal | widened strings | controlled lift] If I come back, what will be different? What could we change that we couldn't change then? Would we be starting over Or going through it again? [Outro | beat falls away | voice and acoustic guitar] I said goodbye You let me I walked away Still asking If I come back
