[Verse 1] I still take the long way home though there's nothing there to find. It's strange what you get used to when you leave a life behind. I hear your voice in passing in the middle of a crowd, and for a second I forget that you're not around. [Pre-Chorus] I don't know why I still look back. I don't know what I'm looking for. Maybe some part of me still thinks we're not finished after all. [Chorus] Beneath the ether, somewhere I can't name, I keep the things I couldn't say and everything I couldn't change. I don't need you to come back. I don't need another chance. I just hope somewhere you remember who we were before we lost our way. [Verse 2] I heard our song the other day and didn't turn it off. It hurt, but not the way it did. I guess that's something. I used to count the reasons why it had to end. Now I just let the memory come and go again. [Pre-Chorus] Some nights I miss the person I was when I knew you. Some nights I can't remember why I thought we'd make it through. [Chorus] Beneath the ether, somewhere I can't name, I keep the things I couldn't say and everything I couldn't change. I don't need you to come back. I don't need another chance. I just hope somewhere you remember who we were before we lost our way. [Bridge] Maybe that's what growing up is letting something matter without needing it to stay. I won't call you. I won't ask why. I won't make you into someone you were never meant to be. I'll just keep the good parts and let the rest go quiet. [Final Chorus] Beneath the ether, whatever that may mean, I hope you found a life that looks nothing like the one we dreamed. And if you ever think of me, I hope it doesn't hurt. I hope you smile for just a moment and remember what it was worth. [Outro] I don't wait for you anymore. But sometimes, when the night gets still, I remember.
