You Were Everything (For Me)

[Verse 1] Met you on a Tuesday, plain white tee Coffee stain on your sleeve, you laughed with me You talked about your mother and your cracked front tooth I fell for all the tiny things that felt like truth [Pre-Chorus] You held your jacket over me in August rain Said, "I don’t mind, I kinda like the pain" I should've known that line was just your way to leave But I still wore it like a promise on my sleeve [Chorus] You were everything for me Every late-night, half-breathed dream Every almost, every seem You were everything for me Now my hands still reach for ghosts In a bed too cold, too clean You were You were You were everything for me [Verse 2] You kissed me in the stairwell, harsh red light Said, "Please don’t make me good, I like my life" I laughed it off and tried to fix your crooked ways You let me build a future you could walk away [Pre-Chorus] I learned your scars like language only we could speak You disappeared the moment I forgot to breathe Now every street we walked runs straight into the sea I drown in every almost-you I meet [Chorus] You were everything for me Every laugh that split the dark Every tremor in my heart You were everything for me Now my phone stays face-down mute But I still expect that ring You were You were You were everything for me [Bridge] [Beat pulls back, soft speech-rap flows over airy pads] You said, "It's not you" But you said it too smooth Like a scene you rehearsed Like you practiced the hurt And I'm stuck in reverse Replay, replay, every word Talking to the ceiling, asking "Was I ever yours?" Walk by your street, heartbeat double-time Every shadow on the curb looks like your outline I was ready with a key, you were packing up to flee Funny how your freedom came from locking me [Chorus] You were everything for me Every Sunday, tangled sheets Every secret you let leak You were everything for me Now my chest’s a breaking sea Crashing hard on empty beams You were You were You were everything for me [Outro] [Delay-soaked vocal choir swells, strings rise gently] Whispered your name into the dark (so quietly) Hoping it might pull you back to me (back to me) But echoes are the only thing I keep You were everything And now you're only in my sleep (oh) You were You were Everything for me