here lies what could've been

I liked the night sky from your dad's front porch

You knew things like how some lights had already burst

You had an interest in astronomy I was fascinated by dead things

Maybe that's why we liked looking at stars and thinking about us

Said goodbye, flat-lined in my childhood bedroom

We sure as hell tried but we couldn't survive you

Wondered if the part of you that loved me just wasn't heard

Every time we have a talk and end up just making it worse

What a stupid and useless way to go

When we could've been something we could've you know

But we're in your bed and on the floor and then you call me a friend

Oh I saw the way you pulled away when you were scared of the feeling

So I finally caved and I put it to rest

Oh look at us now here lies what could've been

And I liked the way it sounded when you said my name

And I liked the way it felt to think we'd stay the same

But somewhere along the lines I got the feeling you decided

It was easier to kill it than to just be fucking honest

Wondered if the part of you that loved me just wasn't heard

Every time we have a talk and end up just making it worse

What a stupid and useless way to go

When we could've been something we could've you know

But we're in your bed and on the floor and then you call me a friend

Oh I saw the way you pulled away when you were scared of the feeling

So I finally caved and I put it to rest

Oh look at us now here lies what could've been

Look at how you're standing up so straight

How you're always gonna be okay

Look at how you get to look the part

How you never let it go too far

And you stayed when everything was good

Then you left like you always could

Leave me for dead like it's not that hard

Keep your head and cut out your heart

Wondered if the part of you that loved me just wasn't heard

Every time we have a talk and end up just making it worse

What a stupid and useless way to go

When we could've been something we could've you know

But we're in your bed and on the floor and then you call me a friend

Oh I saw the way you pulled away when you were scared of the feeling

So I finally caved and I put it to rest

Oh look at us now here lies what could've been