[Intro | D Major | 76 BPM | fingerpicked acoustic guitar, two cellos entering one at a time, intimate male vocal] I still know your favorite song I still know how you take your tea I still remember how you laughed before the world got hold of you Sometimes I see her for a second in the way you look at me And for a moment I forget how much has changed [Verse 1 | D Major | 76 BPM | fingerpicked acoustic, low cello pizzicato] We used to sit up talking until the sun came up You'd tell me all your stupid dreams and I'd tell you all of mine You had a way of making plans like tomorrow was a promise You believed that life could change and I believed you when you said it I don't know when it happened I don't know what year to blame I just know the girl I fell for will never be the same [Pre-Chorus | B Minor | 76 BPM | second cello begins sustained bowed notes] And I know you're still here I see you every day That's what makes it harder than losing you could ever be [Chorus | G Major | 76 BPM | full acoustic strumming, two cellos in harmony] I still love you That's the worst part You're not gone You're just not who you were Every year I watch you get a little further away From the girl I used to hold and the life we used to make I can't bring her back I can't make you stay I can't love somebody into changing [Verse 2 | D Major | 76 BPM | acoustic returns to fingerpicking, cello counter-melody] Every year seems to take something I don't know how to get back Another birthday another promise or a thing you can't unpack The person you become when you're trying not to feel is somebody I don't recognize and I hate that it's so real I've watched the years collect in places I don't want to see And every time you disappear there's less of you with me [Pre-Chorus | B Minor | 76 BPM | low cello bow, high cello harmonics] And I know it's not that simple I know you didn't choose this road But knowing why you're hurting doesn't make it hurt less to watch [Chorus | G Major | 76 BPM | fuller acoustic strumming, two cellos building] I still love you That's the worst part You're not gone You're just not who you were Every year I watch you get a little further away From the girl I used to hold and the life we used to make I can't bring her back I can't make you stay I can't love somebody into changing [Bridge | B Minor | 72 BPM | acoustic stops briefly between phrases, two cellos slowly swell] I used to think that if I loved you enough I'd find a way to pull you back Now I understand some things aren't mine to fix You have to want your life more than you want the thing destroying it And I can't want that for you no matter how badly I do That's the part you have to figure out yourself Sometimes loving somebody means watching them become somebody you can't save And still loving them [Final Chorus | G Major → B Minor | 76 BPM | strongest acoustic strumming, two cellos in aching harmony] I still love you That's the worst part You're not gone You're just not who you were Every year I watch you get a little further away And I keep looking for the girl I loved all those years ago I can't bring her back I can't make you stay I can't love somebody into changing [Outro | B Minor | 68 BPM | acoustic fingerpicking, cello notes gradually falling away]
