About the song
The breakup that never had one door to slam - just a thread neither of you will cut.
I keep putting hello / Where goodbye should go
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GOODBYE IN REAL TIME lyrics
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Intro
Your name lit up at 12:03 I let it ring twice, then I said hello
Verse 1
We know where this road goes from here You ask if I've slept; I ask about work We keep to the safe side of what we mean Till one of us says, "Can we talk for a minute?" Then I lay the old hurt down And we turn it around Like we found something changed This kind of pain is too strange
Chorus
Goodbye in real time Not one door, not one night Just a thread we will not cut Though it wears down when we touch I keep putting hello Where goodbye should go
Verse 2
In March I brought your sweater to your place In April it came back inside my car May found us laughing over takeout Like the last six weeks had missed their mark By June we had rules for being finished No late calls, no keys, no "Are you awake?" Then your name lit up again in July And my thumb knew more than I wanted to say
Chorus
Goodbye in real time Not one door, not one night Just a thread we will not cut Though it wears down when we touch I keep putting hello Where goodbye should go
Bridge
Tonight I saw my hand reach for the phone Before I could blame the empty room There was not a question left to answer I was the one keeping it alive Not you, not fate, not bad timing Just me reopening what we closed
Chorus
Goodbye in real time No slammed door, no final night Just a thread I learned to leave Without pulling it back to me I will not put another hello Where goodbye needs to go
Outro
Your name went dark at 12:04 I set the phone down face down And let you and the month begin
Inside the recording
Your name lit up at 12:03 I let it ring twice, then I said hello
Goodbye in real time Not one door, not one night
Your name went dark at 12:04 I set the phone down face down
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