TWO STOPS PAST HOME (Fade Out)

[Intro — train ambience simulated subtly in studio] [Female] Wasn’t that your stop? [Male] Wasn’t that yours? [Female] Oh. [Male] Right. [Verse 1 — Female] We’d worked in the same building Nearly two years Knew each other’s coffee cups Not each other’s lives Then Tuesday evening Every seat was taken So you stood beside me Near the doors Asked how my day was I said “Do you want the polite answer?” You said “No” That changed things [Verse 1 — Male] You told me about your mother Your terrible first flat The course you nearly quit Then finished anyway I told you why I hate birthdays You laughed Then realised I was serious Said “Sorry” I said “Don’t be” And somewhere after that The train stopped mattering [Pre-Chorus — Female] Then the doors closed At my station [Male] You didn’t move [Female] Neither did you [Both] Interesting [Chorus — Both] Two stops past home Still talking by the door Both of us pretending We had not noticed Where we were anymore Two stops past home Now we have to cross the line Change trains Go back But neither one of us Seems particularly upset About the extra time Two stops past home Maybe we meant to [Verse 2 — Male] At the next station You checked the map Said “This is ridiculous” I agreed Without conviction There was another train in twelve minutes Coffee place still open upstairs You said “We could wait here” I said “Probably sensible” Neither of us bought coffee [Female] We sat on the bench Kept talking About music About exes About why you never take holidays You made me laugh so hard The woman opposite Looked annoyed That felt strangely intimate [Pre-Chorus — Male] Then your train arrived [Female] So did yours [Male] Different platforms [Both] Problem [Chorus — Both] Two stops past home Still talking by the door Both of us pretending We had not noticed Where we were anymore Two stops past home Now we have to cross the line Change trains Go back But neither one of us Seems particularly upset About the extra time Two stops past home Maybe we meant to [Bridge — beat softens] [Female] You said “Can I tell you something stupid?” [Male] I knew your stop passed [Female] So did I [Male] You stayed [Female] So did you [Male] Right [Female] Very efficient communication [Male laugh] [Male] Dinner Friday? [Female] That took you long enough [Final Chorus — overlapping harmony] [Both] Two stops past home Now neither one pretending [Female counter-line] I saw the sign I stayed anyway [Male counter-line] I saw you stay So I did the same [Both] Two stops past home Turned an ordinary Tuesday Into something We’ll remember differently [Male] Could’ve got off on time [Female] Could’ve missed all this [Both] So maybe getting somewhere wrong Was how we finally got this right [Female cascading run] Ri-i-i-i-ight Oh, right— [Male harmony beneath] Stay a little longer [Both] Two stops past home [Female high flourish] Worth the journey back [Outro] [Male] Friday? [Female] Seven thirty. Don’t miss your stop.