The song is about a relationship with someone where the timing is never quite right. They both know that they should be together, but can never quite get it to work, for one reason or another.
[Verse 1]
I don’t need an explanation
Perfectly fine being patient
I could wait my whole life
Going in the same direction
But never find the intersection
You and I are parallel lines
[Pre-Chorus]
We can’t ever get the timing quite together
But it won’t be like this forever
You know it, and I know it
[Chorus]
You’ll be getting with somebody
Break it off with that somebody
Just when I’m with somebody else
And you’ll give me more attention
Just keep pulling all the tension
But it won’t go anywhere until
We both want each other at the same time
We both want each other at the same time
[Verse 2]
We know any other lover
Is only there to tie us over
Until the universe caves in
Our eyes are filling with emotion
I guess for now we’ll leave it unspoken
Til it can no longer be held in
[Pre-Chorus]
We can’t ever get the timing quite together
But it won’t be like this forever
You know it, and I know it
[Chorus]
You’ll be getting with somebody
Break it off with that somebody
Just when I’m with somebody else
And you’ll give me more attention
Just keep pulling all the tension
But it won’t go anywhere until
We both want each other at the same time
We both want each other at the same time
We both want each other at the same time
We both want each other at the same time
[Chorus]
You’ll be getting with somebody
Break it off with that somebody
Just when I’m with somebody else
And you’ll give me more attention
Just keep pulling all the tension
But it won’t go anywhere until
We both want each other at the same time
We both want each other at the same time
We both want each other at the same time
We both want each other at the same time
[Outro]
I don’t need an explanation
Perfectly fine being patient
Yeah, I could wait my whole life
Kaitie-forbes released At The Same Time on Sat Mar 30 2019.