[Intro - Spoken, tender] You asked how you'd find me among the spectators. I said I'd think of something. You said, “Don't embarrass me, Cy.” I made no promises. [Verse 1 - Warm, remembering] You called without even saying hello I heard you catch your breath, then laugh “The MET Gala, can you believe it?” You had to say it twice before it sank in You were already talking about New York And the dress you couldn't show me yet I was checking dates upon my screen Making sure that I could clear my plans [Pre-Chorus - Tender, building] You were going to climb those steps I just wanted to watch you arrive You said, “You might be standing far away” I said, “I'd know you anywhere” [Chorus - Open, aching] I would have been there Somewhere in that sea of faces Looking for you every time A car pulled up beside the stairs I didn't need to stand beside you I just wanted you to know where I was I'd raise my hand, you'd catch my eye You'd try to keep a straight face I would have been there So proud to be your sister [Verse 2 - Intimate, wounded] Tonight, the first pictures start appearing On the phone beside me on the couch I recognize the museum entrance We'd looked at it so many times One dress looks a little like your sketch I wonder what you'd have to say My thumb stops over the word “Share” Then I put my phone away [Pre-Chorus - Fragile, restrained] We'd even talked about afterward When you could tell me everything I would've waited somewhere for you Even if it took all evening [Chorus - Open, aching] I would have been there Somewhere in that sea of faces Looking for you every time A car pulled up beside the stairs I didn't need to stand beside you I just wanted you to know where I was I'd raise my hand, you'd catch my eye You'd try to keep a straight face I would have been there So proud to be your sister [Bridge - Bare, grieving] I don't even know what dress you'd have worn Or how you would have done your hair But I know the look you would've given me If I'd called your name a little too loud You would've pretended not to know me Then you would've started laughing too That's the moment I keep imagining More than anything I might have seen that night [Build - Trembling, intimate] I closed the pictures from the gala And opened up our messages instead I found the one where you had asked me “Are you really going to come?” [Final Chorus - Full, breaking] I would have been there Even at the back of the crowd Even if I only caught your dress Between two people's shoulders I didn't need to stand beside you I wanted to see your eyes find mine Before you turned toward the cameras Before you disappeared inside I would have been there To hear about it afterward I wanted more than just to see it I wanted to know how it felt to you I would have been there Maika, I would have been there [Outro - Spoken, fragile] Yes, I really would have come. Even if you hadn't seen me.
