Verse 1 I saw you standing in the crowd last night Something about your eyes felt like a different life The kind of calm I haven’t felt in years You smiled like you had no idea what that costs me here
You felt like something I had lost before
A kind of peace I couldn’t quite ignore
I knew right then I wasn’t the same
Just from the way you called my name
Pre-Chorus And I wanted to say something honest But I swallowed it whole Went home to the one who holds the lease On everything I am and everything I owe
Chorus It’s too late for us, isn’t it Too late to say what this could’ve been You arrived like a door I can’t walk through Too late for me, too late for you
[Guitar, Bass, light drums]
Verse 2 I keep thinking about the conversation we almost had The kind where nothing’s careful, nothing’s managed, nothing’s sad You laughed at something small and I felt it Like a crack in glass you don’t notice till the whole thing splits
I tried to look away but couldn’t move
Like every step I took just led to you
The noise around us faded into gray
And for a moment, I forgot the pain
Pre-Chorus And I know this isn’t fair to either of us But some things you can’t unsee You’re the version of a life I didn’t choose Standing right in front of me
Chorus It’s too late for us, isn’t it Too late to say what this could’ve been You arrived like a door I can’t walk through Too late for me, too late for you
Bridge I’m not leaving, that’s the truth I hate most Not because I don’t want to Because leaving takes a kind of courage I’ve been told I don’t have the right to
So I’ll carry this quietly The way you carry something fragile Knowing one wrong step and it breaks And I can’t afford the sound
Chorus It’s too late for us, isn’t it Too late to say what this could’ve been You arrived like a door I can’t walk through Too late for me, too late for you Too late for me, too late for you
Outro
Maybe we met when the stars aligned
Before the chaos got inside my mind
Before the walls I built too high
Before I learned to run and hide
Maybe in another timeline Maybe in a life I chose differently You found me before the damage And I found you before it was too late