Here and Now Lyrics

And you said: 'hey

I'm sorry I wasn't around

I know I should've gotten back

I hope you're doing okay'

That you'd been

Laying out on your back porch

On your swing feeling dazed

Despite us

Having supposed to meet up that day

You asked what I was thinking of

As we laid on the living room floor

Our hands up to the ceiling

Reaching out for something more

You told me that sunsets made you sad

That you thought the moment was too fleeting

I know it's been months and I should just forget

At least until I see you next week

But I have all of these memories of your face lit by

The candle light in your room at your parent's house

Scenes of us stopping to check out the honeysuckle plants

As you told me it was rare you'd get to feel this way

Despite being scared of what your parents would say

When you got home late

And it's every time I see you

(Every time I)

It's every time I pass by where you used to live

(Every time)

It's every time I try to leave you behind

Here and now

And you said: 'hey

I heard you went to

Annie's party last week

I'm glad to hear you're doing better'

And I thought: 'that's fucked'

You don't know the half of it, babe

But none of that mattered

Neither of us were there

To talk about the here and now

So we talked about the past

Our car rides together

How your mom would always get upset

When I'd take you home

But we had to stay until the last minute

And always take the long way

And I knew I shouldn't

But I still said "I love you" when we left

And you stared on with sad eyes as time stood still

The way the sun hit you, you looked like an angel in your chair

Glowing blonde hair, the scars on your wrist long healed

Meanwhile I sat in the shadows

A smile covering the hole in my chest

And it's every time I see you

(Every time I)

It's every time I pass by where you used to live

(Every time)

It's every time I try to leave you behind

Here and now

(No, no)

And it's every time I see you

And I know

That it's not going to work out anymore

Cause I've tried

To come to peace with everything

That happened between you and I

(Every time)

And now I see that

Now that I've reached out

We're better off on our own