Before I Even Knew Your Name (For Shamanta)

Lyrics

[Intro] [soft piano Quiet fingerpicked guitar] I can see us Before we ever met Somewhere in my future You were there And I just didn’t know it yet [Verse 1] I was driving home past midnight Empty seat and open road Talking to the sky like someone Might be listening to my soul Every wrong turn Every heartbreak Every lonely Sunday rain Led me step by step in silence Closer to your face Your voice Your name [Pre-Chorus] Funny how the pieces fit Looking back from where we are Every crack in my old heart Made a window for your light [Chorus] Before I even knew your name Shamanta My heart was saving you a place Every wish I threw into the dark Was already tracing out your face I didn’t know the way you laugh Or how you curl up when it rains But I was loving you in shadows Before I even knew your name [Verse 2] You were waking up on Mondays Coffee cup and quiet road Telling all your secret worries To a mirror that still didn’t know You were humming songs of someday Didn’t know I heard the same Two strangers under one wide heaven Learning how to spell each other’s names [Pre-Chorus] Now your shoes sit next to mine By the door at end of day All the waiting All the wondering Fade like ghosts that couldn’t stay [Chorus] Before I even knew your name Shamanta My heart was saving you a place Every wish I threw into the dark Was already tracing out your face I didn’t know your favorite song Or how you talk away the pain But I was loving you in shadows Before I even knew your name [Bridge] If I could speak to that old version of me (hey) Standing on the outside of this dream I’d say “Hold on Breathe She’s closer than you think One more sunrise And you’ll see” ’Cause you were walking through my stories In the margins of each page I was reaching out in silence You were on your way [Chorus] Before I even knew your name Shamanta My heart was saving you a place Every prayer I whispered in the dark Was already written on your face Now you’re lying here beside me And I can hardly hold the weight Of knowing I was yours forever Before I even knew your name [Outro] [soft piano Fading guitar] So if you ever start to wonder If this love is here to stay Just remember I was loving you Before I even knew your name