[Verse 1] I spent years becoming Somebody I could get through the day as Keeping my head down Keeping things plain Learning how to laugh At the right places And leave before anybody Asked too many questions Most people saw enough To make up their minds You stayed long enough To change mine [Pre-Chorus] I was good at disappearing Even standing in plain sight You looked at me Like there was still something there Worth finding [Chorus] Before you knew my name You somehow knew my story Saw all the parts I kept out of view You never asked me To be better Never asked me To be someone else You just stayed Long enough For me to recognize myself [Verse 2] I spent years talking Like everything was fine Years getting older Without getting closer Then you showed up Without pretending You had all the answers And somehow That was enough [Bridge] One tide One turn One afterglow People drift apart People drift back And every once in a while Somebody stays [Chorus] Before you knew my name You somehow knew my story Saw all the parts I kept out of view You never asked me To be better Never asked me To be someone else You just stayed Long enough For me to recognize myself [Bridge] One tide One turn One afterglow People drift apart People drift back And every once in a while Somebody stays [Outro] Some people spend their whole lives Trying to become someone they'll recognize Maybe I finally did
