[Verse 1]
Placed a stone on the pedal and jumped with me bound in the backseat
Barely standing but I better run
We were high, now we’re crashing
I’m an optimist, or whatever you want
Put me back in a labyrinth
I’m a masochist, or your usual haunt
Bring the pain, I don’t mind it
[Chorus]
If I ever see you again, I’d ask for my time back
And if I ever see you again, I’d want you to know that
I was alone adrift
Now I can’t be more over it
If I ever see you again, I’d ask for my time back
[Post-Chorus]
Hey! Hey!
[Verse 2]
Used to joke in an old Irish brogue
Now it’s played out and faded
In the middle of Rittenhouse broke
Burnt orange and jaded
I’m a pessimist, never be what you want
Lost again in a labyrinth
I’m a masochist or your usual haunt
Bring the pain I don’t mind it
Bring the pain I don’t mind it
[Chorus]
If I ever see you again, I’d ask for my time back
And if I ever see you again, I’d want you to know that
I was alone adrift
Now I can’t be more over it
If I ever see you again, I’d ask for my time back
[Bridge]
I’ll never let anyone in
Guilt stringing me along
You left me to bargaining; it’s all you wanted
[Chorus]
If I ever see you again, I’d ask for my time back
And if I ever see you again, I’d want you to know that
If I ever see you again, I’d ask for my time back
And if I ever see you again, I’d want you to know that
I was alone adrift
Now I can’t be more over it
If I ever see you again, I’d ask for my time back
[Outro]
Hey! Hey!
I'd ask for my time back
Hey! Hey!
If I Ever See You Again was written by Andrew Kyne & Nicholas Veno & Dallas Molster & Collin Walsh.
If I Ever See You Again was produced by Mike Green.
Grayscale released If I Ever See You Again on Wed Apr 26 2017.
Grayscale shared with PasteMagazine the meaning of this song.
This track is an emotional “rise” from the previous few songs on the record. The B side of Adornment is very helpless. “If I Ever See You Again” is sort of a “fuck you”, a sign of life that jumps away from vibe of the B side.