[Intro — 1 bar | Soft Rhodes pickup, dusty breakbeat enters immediately] [Verse 1 — Intimate, conversational, almost whispered] Walking through the crowd in Los Angeles It’s starting to feel like New York to me Everybody moving like they’re late for something Everybody looking straight through me And there you were Across the avenue I stopped inside a second When I recognized you [Pre-Chorus — Gentle harmonic lift, bass stays restrained] It’s been almost two years I don’t even know why I still remember everything About the way you caught my eye [Chorus — Soft, memorable, aching melody] I saw you see me I saw you almost smile I saw the hurt there At the corner of your eye And then you disappeared Like you did that other time I saw you see me And I couldn’t say goodbye [Instrumental — 4 bars | Smoky Rhodes, rounded sub-bass, drifting dub delay] [Verse 2 — Close-miked, fragile phrasing] I turned around to find you But the sidewalk swallowed you A hundred unfamiliar faces And not one of them was you Now the rest of my day is ruined In the sweetest kind of way Thinking of the things I missed And everything I didn’t say [Pre-Chorus — Sparse drums, breathy harmony] I wish I still had your number I wish I’d called you back Funny how a single moment Brings a whole life rushing back [Chorus — Slightly fuller, restrained harmonies] I saw you see me I saw you almost smile I saw the hurt there At the corner of your eye And then you disappeared Like you did that other time I saw you see me And I couldn’t say goodbye [Breakdown — 8 bars | Drums fall away, reverse piano, Rhodes minor ninths, distant vocal echoes] Maybe you were going somewhere Maybe you were going home Maybe you were just as frightened Of finding yourself alone And maybe that was all it was Two strangers passing through But I know you I know you I know you [Final Chorus — Original breakbeat returns, warmer bass, layered whispers] I saw you see me I saw you almost smile I saw the hurt there At the corner of your eye And now I’ll walk these sidewalks Looking for you all the while I saw you see me I saw you almost smile [Outro — 4 bars | Dusty break fades, Rhodes and spring reverb remain] Los Angeles is looking Like New York to me And every face I pass I’m hoping it might be You [Soft instrumental fade]
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