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Lyrics

[Verse 1] You ask me to dance, but you're a couple drinks too early You shoot me a glance, but I can't tell whether you're flirting I remember what you wore, what you drank and how it tastes But I can't remember why on Earth I let those chances go to waste [Chorus] Listen to the usual music, sittin' with the usual crowd They're both a little bit too annoying and a little bit too loud But all of the monotony that keeps me nauseated Holy shit, if I can see your smile one more time then I can take it [Verse 2] Backlit by the moonlight With a golden aura from a distant streetlight I could starе at you 'til sunrise Hoping that you'd never look back up and rеalize [Verse 3] Just how many times can I pretend that it's not hurting? The pain I feel is something real, a constant state of yearning They say that hindsight's 20/20 and that human connection's rudimentary But my vision's gotten blurry since the 11th Vodka Raspberry [Chorus] Listen to the usual bullshit, comin' from the usual boys They're getting on my nerves now as they slowly fade to white noise And though all this cacophony and screeching makes my ears ring Holy shit, it's worth it if for one moment I can hold this feeling [Verse 4] It's sad how nice the past is Tainted by these vile, rose-tinted glasses And yet each year that passes Makes me wonder just what lay within those chances [Verse 5] I know it's far too late to live in what-ifs And that there's no more hidden problems to fix But I still can't help but think of that time With a creeping resignation, and sigh [Outro] Tell me I was dreaming And that there never was a sign Help me stop this screaming Saying that we could have intertwined