[Intro] [distorted synth bass pulse, staccato strings, cinematic percussion hits] [Verse 1] [female vocals, breathy] You always call when it's too damn late Lipstick smudged on your tired face Say you're done with whoever you're with But you're still drunk on that bitter taste [electronic percussion enters] Ash on your phone screen, light in your palms You talk big change then you're back to the same You say you're scared you'll die like this Swear you're not the one to blame [female vocals join for harmony] You say I'm hard to love like it's a punchline You wear that line like it's designer But what if that's a cover for the fact that You never let the right one find ya [Chorus] [full band enters, driving drums, distorted guitar chords] What if I was the one? [crash cymbal] You met too young, you left undone What if all of your bad decisions Were just ways to dodge this vision Of waking up on my chest at noon Laughing at the mess we ruined What if all of your running from love Was really just you running from us? What if I was the one? [strings swell] What if I was the one? (Mmm) [Verse 2] [drums drop to a steady kick and snare, clean electric guitar arpeggio] [female vocals] Wait in the taxi's due, one year lost to losing you Leave your keys in my kitchen sink Say just in case we both know the truth [vocals join] You say you're made for the crazy nights But your eyes go soft when the room gets quiet You scroll through lives you don't belong in Double tap dreams you never try yet [building percussion] You say I'm hard to love like it's protection Like if you say it first it can't hurt you But every time you joke about disaster I see the version where I unlearn you [Chorus] [full band, high energy] What if I was the one? You met too young, you left undone What if all of your bad decisions Were just ways to dodge this vision Of waking up on my chest at noon Laughing at the mess we ruined What if all of your running from love Was really just you running from us? [vocal belt] What if I was the one? (Oh) What if I was the one? [Bridge] [half-time feel, piano and strings] [main vocals] You treat your heart like a hotel room Late check-in, early check-out You never stay long enough to notice I've been living on the same route [female vocals] What if all the times you almost called me Was the universe just yelling in your ear? What if every almost, every almost Was the closest you could get to here? [Chorus] [maximum volume, layered vocals] What if I was the one? You met too young, you left undone What if all of your bad decisions Were just ways to dodge this vision Of waking up on my chest at noon Laughing at the mess we ruined What if all of your running from love Was really just you running from us? [vocal ad-libs] What if I was the one? (Oh) What if I was the one? [Outro] [instruments fade to synth pad and soft strings] [female vocals] You say you're hard to love [female vocals] I say the line is tired [female vocals] You say you're built to be alone [female vocals] I say you're just too wired To notice in the blaze you spun You've been circling round the one [final synth note fades]
