[Verse 1 - Melodic, Wistful] he moved like the summer made him a promise Careless and open, no malice He gave up the game, never kept score Never knew what losing was for I watched the two of you like a light I could borrow Told myself I was happy, told myself there's tomorrow But underneath i was keepin count What you both had added to the amount [Chorus 1] There's no separate peace when you're built out of two Half of me loved him, half wanted you They say a broken bone grows back stronger than before I'm still waiting on that, still keeping the score [Verse 2 - Building Tension, Rationalizing] Told myself it was nothing, just a look, just your name Told myself he'd never notice, we're not playing the same game Told myself you'd have found your way here anyway Told myself so many times I believed what I'd say I didn't call it stealing, I called it just fate I didn't call it cruelty, I called it too late By the time I reached for something I knew wasn't mine I'd already convinced myself I was running out of time [Bridge - Spoken/Reflective, sparse] There was a moment I could've stopped, could've turned around Said your name like a question instead of a vow I don't remember deciding — that's the lie I tell I remember every step, I just walked it well Wasn't sudden, no, it wasn't sudden at all a king sends his man to the front, calls it his fall I just told it that way so I wouldn't have to see What kind of man that made me [Chorus 2] There's no separate peace when the damage is done Wearing his good name like it's mine to become They say a broken bone grows back stronger than before Mine grew back tired and sore [Verse 3 - Aftermath, Aching] I told him the story, called it a matter of the heart Buried the choosing beneath falling apart He forgave with a grace I couldn't face That's the part I still can't shake, can't erase [Chorus 3 - Final, bigger] There's no separate peace, no clean side of the line His voice in my mouth every time I try mine They say a broken bone grows back stronger than before Maybe it's true — just not for what it's for [Outro - Slow, Resolving] So I laugh like he did, I move like he moved Carry every part of him I never could lose Two halves of one story, one still standing here What broke between us never disappears
