Lyric

That night was sugar on my tongue

Morning came, and it was none

I touch the air, it slips away

Like you were only shade

What was that warmth inside the dark?

A borrowed spark, a paper heart

We spoke in hush, in golden blur

Now it’s like you never were

You leave a taste, then you erase

You write my name in empty space

I turn to go, I close the door

Then you appear like “one more”

I try to fold you into night

But you unfold in neon light

I let you fade, you drift back in

Soft shoes, sharp grin

You come close, then you’re gone

Like a song with the hook withdrawn

You hold my hands like you mean it

Then forget my wrists by dawn

You don’t miss me, not at all

You miss the way my eyes recall

The better you

The mirrored you

That’s who you hold

What were those dreams you set afloat?

A quiet boat, a pretty note

Time passed on, and now I see

They sink so easily

You chase a glow, you chase a proof

You love the echo, not the room

You want the love, you want the sign

You wave it like it’s mine

I catch the words, they feel rehearsed

A blessing shaped like something cursed

A little sweet, a little cold

A story you already told

I try to laugh, I try to cope

I turn your smoke into a joke

But every time I say “I’m free”

You circle me

You come close, then you’re gone

Like a clock that skips one song

You feed me light like it’s a promise

Then you switch the current off

You don’t miss me, not at all

You miss the way my eyes recall

The better you

The softer you

That’s who you hold

Maybe I was just a frame

For you to practice your own name

Maybe love was just the cloth

You wore and took right off

I kept the hush, I kept the heat

You kept the scene, you kept the beat

I kept the bruise in velvet calm

You kept your charm

Midnight manners, daylight distance

Sweet talk, slick walk, no existence

You slide back when I get steady

Tap-tap, “hey,” like I’m ready

I’m not bitter, I’m clearer

Mirror-mirror, you’re nearer

To the you you wanna be

Than the me you couldn’t keep

Love on display, then you stash it

Catch and release, you repackage

I cut the thread, you tie a bow

Same old show in slow-mo

So wherever you are now

I won’t ask and I won’t bow

I don’t need the how or why

Let it die, let it lie

You come close, then you’re gone

Like a word you never owned

You paint a sky, then call it weather

When the color turns to stone

You don’t miss me, not at all

You don’t miss me, not at all

You miss the way my eyes recall

The better you

The mirrored you

That’s who you hold

I don’t know where you’ve been

And I won’t pretend to

Just—be happy, if you can

Do what you do

That night was sugar on my tongue

Morning came, and it was none

I touch the air, it slips away

And I let it slip away