[Intro] [dreamy guitar, reverb-washed, slow arpeggio] [Verse 1] Found a box beneath the stairs Dust on everything but the smile Oversized jacket, crooked hair Frozen in a Polaroid mile You didn't know what was coming next You didn't care, that was the point Every weekend was a resurrection Every song a secret joint [Pre-Chorus] And you can almost taste the air Back when nothing had a name [Chorus] That was you Before the mirror cracked That was you Before you learned to act You're still in there somewhere Under all this weight That was you That was you [Verse 2] Handwriting you don't recognize On a letter never sent Promises to someone smaller Who thought the sidewalk never ends The carpet burns, the borrowed car The laugh that cracked the neighborhood You wouldn't trade a single scar But you'd go back there if you could [Pre-Chorus] And you can almost hear the drums From the room you used to own [Chorus] That was you Before the mirror cracked That was you Before you learned to act You're still in there somewhere Under all this weight That was you That was you [Bridge] [stripped back, just guitar and voice] Maybe you didn't disappear Maybe you just learned to fold Maybe the kid in every photograph Is the voice you've put on hold Not gone — just quieter Not lost — just overgrown [Final Chorus] That was you Before the mirror cracked That was you Before you learned to act You never really left here [building, full band, shoegaze wall] You were never far away That was you That was you That was always you [Outro] [ethereal, reverb wash] Still in there Still in there That was you...
