Then I Saw You

-VERSE 1] I woke up underneath the static Neon bleeding through the blinds Every heartbeat felt automatic Every morning borrowed time I wore the night like heavy metal Cold against my open skin Every streetlight looked judgmental Every room was closing in [PRE-CHORUS] I was all red lights No direction A little dead inside Perfect reflection Then the room bent Then the noise moved Then the whole world changed When I saw you [CHORUS] Then I saw you Blue light through the black Like the universe cracked And let something through Then I saw you And the pain went strange Didn't go away It just meant something new Oh— I was dying just to feel alive Then I saw you Then I saw you [POST-CHORUS / VOCODER] Saw you Saw you Static turned to something beautiful Saw you Saw you Black sky going ultraviolet Alive, alive I could almost call it life When I saw you [VERSE 2] I had ghosts inside my bloodstream Little teeth behind my smile I could make a home from bad dreams I had lived there for a while Every pleasure had an aftertaste Every kiss dissolved too soon Then your shadow crossed the empty space Like an eclipse across the moon [PRE-CHORUS] I was all sharp edges Bad reception Dancing with the exit signs Like an obsession Then the floor moved Then the bass bloomed Then my dead heart kicked When I saw you [CHORUS] Then I saw you Blue light through the black Like the universe cracked And let something through Then I saw you And the pain went strange Didn't go away It just meant something new Oh— I was dying just to feel alive Then I saw you Then I saw you [BREAKDOWN] Maybe life still hurts Maybe morning still comes cruel Maybe heaven's just a word Maybe love is just a glitch we choose But your hand in mine Makes the static synchronize And for one fluorescent second I don't mind being alive [DROP / VOCODER CHANT] Alive Alive Alive with you Pain in stereo Heart in overdrive Black into indigo You make the dead things shine Alive Alive Alive with you [FINAL CHORUS] Then I saw you Like a hole punched through the night Like somebody turned the light Inside my body blue Then I saw you And I still feel everything But the hurt has got a rhythm And I know what it's for now Oh— I was dying just to feel alive Now every scar reflects the light I never knew the dark could look this bright Then I saw you Then I saw you [OUTRO / VOCODER] Pain / light Wrong / right Dead air / satellite You You You I hated being alive Then I saw you.