Unterschiedliche Wege

Lyrics

DIFFERENT NOW [INTRO — bright acoustic guitar, upbeat, almost carefree] I guess I was never meant to fit in Maybe that's why I never did Funny how the ones who know your name Are the ones who never know who you are [DRUMS KICK IN — fast acoustic strumming] [VERSE 1 — HAPPY] We were driving with the windows down Your feet up on my dashboard You were laughing at the stupid things I was doing just to hear it more Late nights turning into sunrise Your head resting on my chest You said, “I don't need the whole world As long as I got you left” We were young, we were reckless Didn't care where we would go You were dancing in my kitchen Like nobody was home I swear we had forever Written all over our skin I didn't know a good thing Could ever have an end [PRE-CHORUS] And everybody said we wouldn't last But we just laughed and let them talk We had everything we needed We had us, we had it all [CHORUS — BIG, BRIGHT, JOYFUL] We were different We were different from the rest You were everything I wanted You were everything I had We were running Like the world would never end If I could live one moment twice I'd live it all again Yeah, we were young Yeah, we were free You were home You were home to me We were different We were different, you and me [MUSIC CUTS COMPLETELY] [BREAK] [single acoustic note] Then you left. [silence] [VERSE 2 — DARK, SLOW] I still remember where I was When you told me we were done Three words that turned my whole life Into something I don't recognize You said that we had changed Maybe you were right But I would've stayed forever If you'd just asked me to try Now your side of the bed is cold Your pictures are still on my phone I keep staring at your name Like somehow you'll come back home Everybody tells me “Time will make it disappear” But time just keeps reminding me That you're not fucking here [PRE-CHORUS — QUIET, DESPERATE] And I don't know who I am When you're not standing next to me I spent so long calling you home I forgot where I was supposed to be [CHORUS — DARK VERSION OF THE FIRST] We were different Now I'm different on my own You were everything I wanted Now I can't stand being alone We were running Now I'm stuck inside my head I'd give anything I have To go back to what we had Yeah, we were young Yeah, we were free You were home You were home to me We were different Now you're just a memory [BRIDGE — BUILDING] I don't want another person I don't want another night I don't want somebody telling me That everything's gonna be alright I don't want to hear “move on” I don't want to hear “let go” How the hell am I supposed to live When you're the only life I know? I can't breathe in this empty room I can't sleep in this empty bed Every road that I take Still leads back to you instead And if this is what forever means Then I don't want forever anymore I just want one more minute Standing outside your door [MUSIC BUILDS — drums, distorted guitar, vocals cracking] [FINAL CHORUS] We were different We were everything I knew I had the whole world in my hands And I still chose you Now I'm falling And there's nothing left to catch I keep reaching for your shadow Knowing I can't get you back You were young You were free You were home You were home to me And I'm still here But I don't know who I am [music drops] *[OUTRO — same acoustic guitar as intro, but minor / slowed down] I guess I was never meant to fit in Maybe that's why I never did Funny how the ones who know your name Are the ones who never know who you are [pause] I spent my whole life Trying to find somewhere I belonged Then I found you. And I lost you. [final whispered line] Now I don't know where home is. [one final guitar note]