Still Walking

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I walked out of a room
That used to feel like mine
Left my keys on the table
For the last time
Didn't look back — or I did
But just the once
The kind of look that answers
Every question all at once

And the city just kept moving
Like it always does
Indifferent and illuminated
The way the city was
[City]
Where are you going?
[Male]
I don't know yet
[City]
Where did you come from?
[Male]
Somewhere I can't go back to
[City]
What are you carrying?
[Male]
Everything

[Pre-Chorus]
I know the geography of grief
I've been here before
Different street same feeling
Different door same floor
The kind of okay
That wears the right expression
That answers how are you
Without the full confession

[Chorus]
Still walking
Still moving through the amber light
Still breathing
Which means I'm doing something right
The city holds a million endings
Every night
Still walking
Even when I'm not sure
Where I'm walking to tonight

[Verse 2]
I passed the place we used to sit
And didn't stop
I noticed that I noticed it
And kept on
There's a kind of loss
That doesn't have a name
Not dramatic
Not the kind
You get to fully blame
On anyone

The job that didn't last
The version of yourself
You were convinced was coming
That just hasn't showed
The friendship that just
Quietly dissolved one day
The dream you stopped
Describing out loud somewhere
Along the way

I'm not asking for the past back
I stopped asking that a while ago
I'm just trying to figure out
Which direction home is
In a life where I'm not sure
I remember what home is

[City]
You've been here before
[Male]
I know
[City]
And you survived it
[Male]
I know
[City]
So what is it this time
That feels different
[Male]
All of it
This time it's all of it

[Pre-Chorus]
The kind of okay
That wears the right expression
That answers how are you
Without the full confession

[Bridge]

I used to know what I was walking toward
I had the whole thing mapped
The person and the place
And the version of the life
That was supposed to have happened
By now

And somewhere it just
Didn't

Not with drama
Not with fire
Just with the quiet accumulation
Of small divergences
Until I looked up one day
And the map was gone
[City — Female, directly beside him now, not distant]
Can I ask you something?
[Male]
Yeah
And I mean really ask
Not the way people ask
When they already know the answer
[Male]
Okay
[Male asking himself]: What would actually make you happy?
 nothing

[Outro]
[City]
Take your time
[Silence]

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[Verse 1] The street lights got a different kind of weight tonight Everything is open but nothing feels quite right I told myself I'm fine I've been saying that for weeks There's a version of the truth That fits between the things I speak I walked out of a room That used to feel like mine Left my keys on the table For the last time Didn't look back — or I did But just the once The kind of look that answers Every question all at once And the city just kept moving Like it always does Indifferent and illuminated The way the city was [City] Where are you going? [Male] I don't know yet [City] Where did you come from? [Male] Somewhere I can't go back to [City] What are you carrying? [Male] Everything [Pre-Chorus] I know the geography of grief I've been here before Different street same feeling Different door same floor The kind of okay That wears the right expression That answers how are you Without the full confession [Chorus] Still walking Still moving through the amber light Still breathing Which means I'm doing something right The city holds a million endings Every night Still walking Even when I'm not sure Where I'm walking to tonight [Verse 2] I passed the place we used to sit And didn't stop I noticed that I noticed it And kept on There's a kind of loss That doesn't have a name Not dramatic Not the kind You get to fully blame On anyone The job that didn't last The version of yourself You were convinced was coming That just hasn't showed The friendship that just Quietly dissolved one day The dream you stopped Describing out loud somewhere Along the way I'm not asking for the past back I stopped asking that a while ago I'm just trying to figure out Which direction home is In a life where I'm not sure I remember what home is [City] You've been here before [Male] I know [City] And you survived it [Male] I know [City] So what is it this time That feels different [Male] All of it This time it's all of it [Pre-Chorus] The kind of okay That wears the right expression That answers how are you Without the full confession [Chorus] Still walking Still moving through the amber light Still breathing Which means I'm doing something right The city holds a million endings Every night Still walking Even when I'm not sure Where I'm walking to tonight [Bridge] I used to know what I was walking toward I had the whole thing mapped The person and the place And the version of the life That was supposed to have happened By now And somewhere it just Didn't Not with drama Not with fire Just with the quiet accumulation Of small divergences Until I looked up one day And the map was gone [City — Female, directly beside him now, not distant] Can I ask you something? [Male] Yeah And I mean really ask Not the way people ask When they already know the answer [Male] Okay [Male asking himself]: What would actually make you happy? nothing [Outro] [City] Take your time [Silence]

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