After You, Always

歌詞

I wake up early, make my bed Say I’m fine inside my head The world feels new, the light looks kind But every clock still reads your time I start again, or so it seems But start from where you used to be After you, always That’s how time obeys After you, always I stay Measuring life in yesterday I smile first, then hesitate Every choice arrives too late I move on, I do my part But every “now” begins with start After you, always true I live my days in after you New streets, new songs, familiar air I learn new names, new ways to care But every joy I almost claim Checks back once to say your name I try to lead, I try to choose But every road compares to you After you, always Even when it’s over After you, always near Every future bends right here I count my wins, I count my scars By who we were, not who we are If time’s a line, I walk behind Tracing steps you left in mine After you, always slow That’s the pace my heart still knows I hear myself say “I’m okay” And almost mean it every day But when the night turns down the sound I feel where you’re no longer found I face ahead, but in the dark I still consult my former heart After you, always Quietly it stays After you, always here Like a ghost of something clear You don’t hold me, don’t reply Still you set the reasons why I’m not stuck, I’m just delayed By all the love we never saved After you, always be The measure of what’s left in me Maybe one day time will shift And stop asking what you’d pick Maybe now will stand alone Without your shadow overgrown I won’t erase, I won’t undo I’ll just stop living after you After you, always Learning how to change After you, always ends Not with hate, but letting bend If I move on, it’s soft and slow Not forgetting what I know You were love, not just a phase But love can live in other ways After you, always fades Into a different kind of days