[short intro instrumental] [verse 1] You were standing in the hallway White shirt, cigarette, no shoes July light across your collarbone I still dream in those hues You said, “Stay until the morning” But I only made it to two Your hands like velvet on my shoulder Then gone like they always do [chorus] Julia... You loved me like a secret in the dark Julia... Left a kiss like a bruise on my heart And I still see you In the spaces where the silence starts Julia... You ruined me so beautifully [verse 2] You played Mazzy Star on vinyl And swayed like the song was yours I traced your name on the windowpane As you whispered, “Love is war” We made love in quiet shivers Underneath a silver moon I thought you’d stay a little longer But some ghosts leave too soon [chorus] Julia... You loved me like a secret in the dark Julia... Left a kiss like a bruise on my heart And I still see you In the spaces where the silence starts Julia... You ruined me so beautifully [bridge] Now I drive down streets we never named With your perfume still in the air Every girl becomes your silhouette But none of them are really there [outro] Julia... I loved you like I knew you’d disappear Julia... Your shadow’s all that’s left of you here And I still feel you Like a phantom when the dusk draws near Julia... You were never mine to keep
