Lyrics
Every text is a mistake
Expresses regret or dissatisfaction with past messages or communication.
I don't know why I think they're perfect every time
Reflects on a tendency to idealize messages despite recognizing imperfections upon review.
Until I read them back
Acknowledges the realization of imperfections only upon revisiting the messages.
Is there something I could say
Contemplates whether there is a specific thing to say to understand or change the situation.
Or am I doomed to never know and always wonder
Questions the possibility of ever knowing the truth and the perpetual state of uncertainty.
'Till my middle-aged heart attack
Anticipates a crisis or moment of realization in midlife, possibly related to the preceding uncertainties.
Because you're just another stranger now
Declares the person as a stranger now, indicating a significant emotional distance or change in relationship.
We lost everything we worked on
Expresses loss and the collapse of shared efforts or achievements.
Somehow
Highlights the mysterious or unexpected nature of the loss.
I don't understand
Expresses confusion or inability to comprehend the situation.
How you're so ok
Expresses surprise or disbelief at the other person's apparent emotional well-being.
Knowing me this way
Questions how the person can be okay despite knowing the speaker in a certain way.
I miss holding your hand
Expresses a longing or nostalgia for physical closeness, symbolized by holding hands.
I'm not doing great
Admits a state of emotional struggle or distress.
I wish you would have stayed
Expresses a desire for the person to have remained in the speaker's life.
You're just another stranger now
Reiterates the emotional distance and the loss of shared accomplishments.
We lost everything we worked on
Repeats the theme of loss and the collapse of joint efforts.
I don't understand
Reiterates the confusion or lack of understanding regarding the situation.
How you're so ok
Repeats the surprise at the person's apparent emotional stability.
Knowing me this way
Repeats the questioning of how the person can be okay given the speaker's self-perception.
Miss holding your hand
Reiterates the longing or nostalgia for physical closeness, expressed through hand-holding.
I'm not doing great
Reaffirms the admission of emotional struggle or distress.
I wish you would have stayed
Expresses a persistent wish for the person to have stayed in the speaker's life.
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