I walked through the door with you, the air was cold
But something 'bout it felt like home somehow
And I left my scarf there at your sister's house
And you've still got it in your drawer, even now
I walked through the door with you, the air was cold
But something 'bout it felt like home somehow
And I left my scarf there at your sister's house
And you've still got it in your drawer, even now
Oh, your sweet disposition and my wide-eyed gaze
We're singing in the car, getting lost upstate
Autumn leaves falling down like pieces into place
And I can picture it after all these days
[Pre-Chorus]
And I know it's long gone and
That magic's not here no more
And I might be okay, but I'm not fine at all
Oh, oh, oh
[Chorus]
Cause there we are again on that little town street
You almost ran the red 'cause you were lookin' over at me
Wind in my hair, I was there
I remember it all too well
[Verse 2]
Photo album on the counter, your cheeks were turning red
You used to be a little kid with glasses in a twin-sized bed
And your mother's telling stories 'bout you on the tee-ball team
You tell me 'bout your past, thinking your future was me
And you were tossing me the car keys, fuck the patriarchy
Key chain on the ground, we were always skipping town
And I was thinking on the drive down, any time now
He's gonna say it's love, you never called it what it was
Til we were dead and gone and buried
Check the pulse and come back swearing it's the same
After three months in the grave
And then you wondered where it went to as I reached for you
But all I felt was shame and you held my lifeless frame
[Pre-Chorus]
And I know it's long gone and
There was nothing else I could do
And I forget about you long enough
To forget why I needed to
[Chorus]
Cause there we are again in the middle of the night
We're dancing 'round the kitchen in the refrigerator light
Down the stairs, I was there
I remember it all too well
And there we are again when nobody had to know
You kept me like a secret but I kept you like an oath
Sacred prayer, and we'd swear
To remember it all too well, yeah
[Bridge]
Maybe we got lost in translation
Maybe I asked for too much
But maybe this thing was a masterpiece
Til you tore it all up
Running scared, I was there
I remember it all too well
And you call me up again
Just to break me like a promise
So casually cruel in the name of being honest
I'm a crumpled up piece of paper lying here
Cause I remember it all, all, all
[Verse 3]
They say all's well that ends well
But I'm in a new hell every time you double-cross my mind
You said if we had been closer in age maybe it would have been fine
And that made me want to die
The idea you had of me, who was she?
A never needing ever lovely jewel whose shine reflects on you
Not weeping in a party bathroom
Some actress asking me what happened, you, that's what happened, you
You who charmed my dad with self-effacing jokes
Sipping coffee like you're on a late night show
But then he watched me watch the front door all night, willing you to come
And he said, "It's supposed to be fun turning twenty-one"
[Chorus]
Time won't fly, it's like I'm paralyzed by it
I'd like to be my old self again, but I'm still trying to find it
After plaid shirt days and nights when you made me your own
Now you mail back my things and I walk home alone
But you keep my old scarf from that very first week
Cause it reminds you of innocence and it smells like me
You can't get rid of it
Cause you remember it all too well, yeah
Cause there we are again when I loved you so
Back before you lost the one real thing you've ever known
[Post-Chorus]
It was rare, I was there
I remember it all too well
Wind in my hair, you were there
You remember it all
Down the stairs, you were there
You remember it all
It was rare, I was there
I remember it all too well
[Verse 4]
And I was never good at telling jokes but the punch line goes
I'll get older but your lovers stay my age
From when your Brooklyn broke my skin and bones
I'm a soldier who's returning half her weight
And did the twin flame bruise paint you blue?
Just between us, did the love affair maim you too?
Cause in this city's barren cold, I still remember the first fall of snow
And how it glistened as it fell, I remember it all too well
[Outro]
Just between us, did the love affair maim you all too well?
Just between us, do you remember it all too well?
Just between us, I remember it (Just between us) all too well
Wind in my hair, I was there, I was there
Down the stairs, I was there, I was there
Sacred prayer, I was there, I was there
It was rare, you remember it all too well
Wind in my hair, I was there, I was there
Down the stairs, I was there, I was there
Sacred prayer, I was there, I was there
It was rare, you remember it
Wind in my hair, I was there, I was there
Down the stairs, I was there, I was there
Sacred prayer, I was there, I was there
It was rare, you remember it
Wind in my hair, I was there, I was there
Down the stairs, I was there, I was there
Sacred prayer, I was there, I was there
It was rare, you remember it
Jeg gik gennem døren med dig, luften var kold
Men noget 'bout det følte som hjemme på en eller anden måde
Og jeg forlod mit tørklæde der på din søsters hus
Og du har stadig det i din skuffe, selv nu
Åh, din søde disposition og mit brede øjne blik
Vi sang i bilen, går tabt Upstate
Efterårsblade falder ned som stykker på plads
Og jeg kan se det efter alle disse dage
[Pre-Chorus]
Og jeg ved, at det er langt væk og
Den magi er ikke her ikke mere
Og jeg kan måske være okay, men jeg er slet ikke fint
Åh, åh, åh
[Kor]
Fordi vi er igen på den lille by gade
Du løb næsten den røde, fordi du var i mig på mig
Vind i mit hår, jeg var der
Jeg husker det alt for godt
[Vers 2]
Fotoalbum på tælleren, dine kindere drejede rødt
Du plejede at være et lille barn med briller i en tvangstørrelse seng
Og din mors fortæller historier 'om dig på tee-ball teamet
Du fortæller mig, at du har din fortid, og tænker på, at din fremtid var mig
Og du smuttede mig bilnøglerne, fuck patriarkiet
Nøglekæde på jorden, vi spiste altid i byen
Og jeg tænkte på drevet ned, helst nu
Han vil sige det er kærlighed, du kaldte aldrig det, hvad det var
Indtil vi var døde og gået og begravet
Kontroller pulsen og kom tilbage sværger det er det samme
Efter tre måneder i graven
Og så spekulerede du på, hvor det gik til, da jeg nåede til dig
Men alt jeg følte var skam, og du holdt min livløse ramme
[Pre-Chorus]
Og jeg ved, at det er langt væk og
Der var ikke noget andet jeg kunne gøre
Og jeg glemmer dig længe nok
At glemme, hvorfor jeg havde brug for
[Kor]
Fordi vi er igen midt om natten
Vi danser 'rundt om køkkenet i køleskabet
Ned ad trappen var jeg der
Jeg husker det alt for godt
Og der er vi igen, når ingen måtte vide
Du holdt mig som en hemmelighed, men jeg holdt dig som en ed
Hellige bøn, og vi ville sværge
At huske det alt for godt, ja
[Bro]
Måske gik vi tabt i oversættelse
Måske bad jeg om for meget
Men måske var denne ting et mesterværk
Til du rev det hele op
Løber skræmt, jeg var der
Jeg husker det alt for godt
Og du ringer til mig igen
Bare for at bryde mig som et løfte
Så tilfældigt grusomt i navnet på at være ærlig
Jeg er et krøllet stykke papir, der ligger her
Fordi jeg husker det hele, alle, alle
[Vers 3]
De siger, at alt er godt, der slutter godt
Men jeg er i et nyt helvede hver gang du dobbeltkælder mit sind
Du sagde, hvis vi havde været tættere i alderen, måske ville det have været fint
Og det fik mig til at dø
Ideen du havde af mig, hvem var hun?
En aldrig behøver nogensinde dejlig juvel, hvis skinne afspejler dig
Ikke græde i en fest badeværelse
Nogle skuespillerinde spørger mig, hvad der skete, du, det er der skete, du
Du, der charmerede min far med selvudslettende vittigheder
Sipping kaffe som om du er på en sen nat show
Men så så han mig til at se hoveddøren hele natten, villig dig til at komme
Og han sagde: "Det skal være sjovt at vende enogtyve"
[Kor]
Tiden vil ikke flyve, det er som om jeg er lammet af det
Jeg vil gerne være mit gamle selv igen, men jeg forsøger stadig at finde den
Efter plaid shirt dage og nætter, da du lavede mig din egen
Nu sender du mine ting tilbage, og jeg går hjem alene
Men du holder mit gamle tørklæde fra den allerførste uge
Fordi det minder dig om uskyld, og det lugter mig som mig
Du kan ikke slippe af med det
Fordi du husker det alt for godt, ja
Fordi vi er igen, når jeg elskede dig det
Tilbage, før du mistede den rigtige ting, du nogensinde har kendt
[Post-chorus]
Det var sjældent, jeg var der
Jeg husker det alt for godt
Vind i mit hår, du var der
Du husker det hele
Ned ad trappen var du der
Du husker det hele
Det var sjældent, jeg var der
Jeg husker det alt for godt
[Vers 4]
Og jeg var aldrig god til at fortælle vittigheder, men stempellinjen går
Jeg bliver ældre, men dine elskere bliver min alder
Fra hvornår din Brooklyn brød min hud og knogler
Jeg er en soldat, der vender tilbage halvdelen af hendes vægt
Og malede twin flamme blå mærke dig blå?
Lige mellem os, gjorde kærlighedsaffairet også dig?
Forårsage i denne byens barren kolde, jeg husker stadig den første fald i sneen
Og hvordan det glansede som det faldt, husker jeg alt for godt
[Outro]
Lige mellem os, gjorde kærlighedsaffair dig alt for godt?
Lige mellem os, husker du det alt for godt?
Lige mellem os husker jeg det (lige mellem os) alt for godt
Vind i mit hår, jeg var der, jeg var der
Ned ad trappen var jeg der, jeg var der
Sacred bøn, jeg var der, jeg var der
Det var sjældent, du husker det alt for godt
Vind i mit hår, jeg var der, jeg var der
Ned ad trappen var jeg der, jeg var der
Sacred bøn, jeg var der, jeg var der
Det var sjældent, du husker det
Vind i mit hår, jeg var der, jeg var der
Ned ad trappen var jeg der, jeg var der
Sacred bøn, jeg var der, jeg var der
Det var sjældent, du husker det
Vind i mit hår, jeg var der, jeg var der
Ned ad trappen var jeg der, jeg var der
Sacred bøn, jeg var der, jeg var der
Det var sjældent, du husker det