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
by Sanderlei Silveira - 12/04/2023 ∞ X
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
[Verse 2]
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 3]
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 told 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]
Well, 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 4]
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-needy, 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"
[Verse 5]
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
[Chorus]
Cause there we are again when I loved you so
Back before you lost the one real thing you've ever known
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 6]
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 all too well
[Spoken Outro]
I love you guys so much
Jeg gikk gjennom døren med deg, luften var kald
Men noe 'om det føltes som hjemme på en eller annen måte
Og jeg la skjerfet mitt der hjemme hos søsteren din
Og du har fortsatt det i skuffen din, selv nå
[Vers 2]
Å, din søte disposisjon og mitt vidøyde blikk
Vi synger i bilen og går oss vill oppover
Høstblader faller ned som stykker på plass
Og jeg kan forestille meg det etter alle disse dagene
[Pre-chorus]
Og jeg vet at det er lenge borte og
Den magien er ikke her ikke mer
Og jeg har kanskje det bra, men jeg har ikke det bra i det hele tatt
Oj oj oj
[Kor]
For der er vi igjen på den lille bygaten
Du kjørte nesten den røde fordi du så på meg på meg
Vind i håret mitt, jeg var der
Jeg husker det alt for godt
[Vers 3]
Fotoalbum på disken, kinnene dine ble rødt
Du pleide å være et lite barn med briller i en to-størrelse seng
Og moren din forteller historier om deg på tee-ball-teamet
Du fortalte meg at fortiden din var, og tenkte at fremtiden din var meg
Og du kastet meg bilnøklene, "Fuck the Patriarchy"
Nøkkelkjede på bakken, vi hoppet alltid over byen
Og jeg tenkte på kjøreturen ned, når som helst nå
Han kommer til å si at det er kjærlighet, du kalte det aldri hva det var
Til vi var døde og borte og begravet
Sjekk pulsen og kom tilbake og sverger at den er det samme
Etter tre måneder i graven
Og så lurte du på hvor det gikk da jeg rakte etter deg
Men alt jeg følte var skam, og du holdt min livløse ramme
[Pre-chorus]
Og jeg vet at det er lenge borte og
Det var ingenting annet jeg kunne gjøre
Og jeg glemmer deg lenge nok
Å glemme hvorfor jeg trengte det
[Kor]
For der er vi igjen midt på natten
Vi danser rundt kjøkkenet i kjøleskapslyset
Ned trappene var jeg der
Jeg husker det alt for godt
Og der er vi igjen når ingen måtte vite det
Du holdt meg som en hemmelighet, men jeg holdt deg som en ed
Hellig bønn og vi ville sverge
Å huske det alt for godt, ja
[Bro]
Vel, kanskje vi gikk oss vill i oversettelsen
Kanskje jeg ba om for mye
Men kanskje denne tingen var et mesterverk
Til du rev det hele opp
Løp redd, jeg var der
Jeg husker det alt for godt
Og du ringer meg opp igjen bare for å bryte meg som et løfte
Så tilfeldig grusom i navnet til å være ærlig
Jeg er et krøllete stykke papir som ligger her
Fordi jeg husker det hele, alt sammen, alle
[Vers 4]
De sier at alt er bra som ender bra, men jeg er i et nytt helvete
Hver gang du dobbeltkryss tankene mine
Du sa at hvis vi hadde vært nærmere i alderen, hadde det kanskje vært bra
Og det fikk meg til å ville dø
Ideen du hadde om meg, hvem var hun?
En aldri-trengende, stadig elsket juvel hvis glans reflekterer over deg
Ikke gråte på et festbad
Noen skuespillerinne spør meg hva som skjedde, du
Det var det som skjedde, du
Du som sjarmerte faren min med selvutslettende vitser
Nipper til kaffe som om du er på et sent på kvelden
Men så så han meg se på inngangsdøren hele natten, vil du komme til å komme
Og han sa: "Det skal være morsomt å bli tjueen"
[Vers 5]
Tiden vil ikke fly, det er som om jeg er lammet av det
Jeg vil gjerne være mitt gamle jeg igjen, men jeg prøver fortsatt å finne det
Etter rutete skjorte dager og netter da du gjorde meg til din egen
Nå sender du tilbake tingene mine, og jeg går hjem alene
Men du holder det gamle skjerfet mitt fra den første uken
Fordi det minner deg om uskyld og det lukter meg
Du kan ikke bli kvitt det
Fordi du husker det alt for godt, ja
[Kor]
For der er vi igjen når jeg elsket deg så
Tilbake før du mistet den ene virkelige tingen du noen gang har kjent
Det var sjelden, jeg var der
Jeg husker det alt for godt
Vind i håret mitt, du var der
Du husker det hele
Ned trappene var du der
Du husker det hele
Det var sjelden, jeg var der
Jeg husker det alt for godt
[Vers 6]
Og jeg var aldri flink til å fortelle vitser, men slaglinjen går
Jeg blir eldre, men dine elskere blir min alder
Fra da Brooklyn brakk huden og beinene mine
Jeg er en soldat som returnerer halvparten av vekten
Og malte Twin Flame Bruise deg blå?
Bare mellom oss, gjorde kjærlighetsforholdet deg også?
Årsak i denne byens karrige forkjølelse
Jeg husker fortsatt det første høsten av snø
Og hvordan det glinset mens det falt
Jeg husker det alt for godt
[Outro]
Bare mellom oss, gjorde kjærlighetsforholdet deg altfor godt?
Bare mellom oss, husker du det altfor godt?
Bare mellom oss, jeg husker det (bare mellom oss), altfor godt
Vind i håret mitt, jeg var der, jeg var der
Ned trappene var jeg der, jeg var der
Hellig bønn, jeg var der, jeg var der
Det var sjelden, du husker det altfor godt
Vind i håret mitt, jeg var der, jeg var der
Ned trappene var jeg der, jeg var der
Hellig bønn, jeg var der, jeg var der
Det var sjelden, du husker det
Vind i håret mitt, jeg var der, jeg var der
Ned trappene var jeg der, jeg var der
Hellig bønn, jeg var der, jeg var der
Det var sjelden, du husker det
Vind i håret mitt, jeg var der, jeg var der
Ned trappene var jeg der, jeg var der
Hellig bønn, jeg var der, jeg var der
Det var sjelden, du husker det altfor godt
[Talt Outro]
jeg elsker dere så mye