Aynı Masada

Lyrics

[Verse 1] You take the chair beside the window I take the one across the room Maya asks about the summer You say, “Fine,” I say it too Your jacket hangs beside my old one Like neither of us moved away We pass the bowl, avoid our fingers Trade small talk we never say [Pre-Chorus] Everybody knows the weather Nobody asks about the storm You laugh a little too politely I count the seconds till you’re gone [Chorus] We’re still in the same circle But I can’t stand where you stand Your knee almost touches my knee Then you pull it back again We toast to all the good things With our glasses held too low Same friends, same room, different endings And nowhere else to go [Verse 2] You remember how I take mine Before I say it at the bar That tiny kindness cuts much deeper Than the nights we fought in cars Jon tells the story from our kitchen Leaves the ending out on purpose You look down and fold your napkin I pretend I didn’t notice [Pre-Chorus] Everybody keeps the rhythm Passing jokes from hand to hand You ask me if I’m seeing someone Like you don’t already understand [Chorus] We’re still in the same circle But I can’t stand where you stand Your knee almost touches my knee Then you pull it back again We toast to all the good things With our glasses held too low Same friends, same room, different endings And nowhere else to go [Bridge] Maybe leaving would be simpler Maybe staying makes us brave But the door is by your shoulder And I still know the way If I say your name too softly Will the whole table turn? So I call you by your first name Like it’s something I can learn [Final Chorus] We’re still in the same circle Now the music’s getting loud You smile like we are strangers I smile back to please the crowd We toast to all the good things Let the empty glasses show Same friends, same room, different endings Still nowhere else to go [Outro] You leave before the check comes I wait until the hallway clears Then I take the chair beside the window And breathe you out of here