# SAME TIME NEXT MISTAKE **[INTRO | muted guitar, loose count-in, tape hiss]** One, two— Yeah. --- **[VERSE 1 | relaxed, conversational, steady groove]** You came in talking way too fast Like you could outrun what happened last Said you were only stopping by Then stood there with your coat still on You smile when you're scared to leave I act like I don't notice things We both know where this always goes Still neither one of us says no --- **[PRE-CHORUS | bass rises, melody lifts]** We don't fix it, we just wait Call it timing, call it fate Every time you say my name I forget why we can't stay --- **[CHORUS | full band, huge and repetitive]** If you're gonna break my heart Break it slow, don't tear it apart You say you're done, then you don't leave I'm bad for you, you're bad for me If you're gonna stay tonight Turn it down and kill the lights We both know what this will be But right now, you're next to me --- **[VERSE 2 | palm-muted guitar, casual but tense]** You laugh before the silence hits Like you can make a joke of it I watch you circle round the room Like you're deciding what to lose You say we're better on our own Then move a little closer though We're not a future, not a plan Just two mistakes holding hands --- **[PRE-CHORUS | slightly more urgent]** We don't leave, we don't change Keep finding new ways to stay Every time you pull me near I forget why you disappeared --- **[CHORUS | louder, slight vocal grit]** If you're gonna break my heart Break it slow, don't tear it apart You say you're done, then you don't leave I'm bad for you, you're bad for me If you're gonna stay tonight Turn it down and kill the lights We both know what this will be But right now, you're next to me --- **[BRIDGE | drums drop, raw close-mic vocal]** Maybe love gets loud enough So we don't hear it falling apart Maybe we're just scared to find out Who we are without the other --- **[FINAL CHORUS | full band, repeated hook]** If you're gonna break my heart Break it slow, don't tear it apart You say you're done, then you don't leave I'm bad for you, you're bad for me If you're gonna stay tonight Stay until the morning light We both know you're gonna leave... Just not tonight. --- **[OUTRO | guitars fall away, half-spoken]** Yeah... Same time... Next mistake.
