People we couldn’t be

[Verse 1: EMA, Both & ghosthands]
Now don't reminisce
It's not worth the energy
But do we even have a choice
To see what we couldn't see?
I needed someone to miss
Something to look forward to
A quiet in the noise
Thinkin' it was you
I swore that it was you

[Chorus: ghosthands & EMA]
I'm not the one you know
That person moved away when we were younger
But silence pulled us under, don't you see?
I cared more than I'd show
But when months and years just turn into a number
Sometimes I have to wonder if it's really me

[Verse 2: ghosthands & Both]
So what's the bare minimum
Crack a smile and say hello
Or tear out every thorn we swore that we'd outgrow?
I tried too hard to be perfect
A concept in the way
Of anything worth saving
So now, what would you say about me?
Not that it matters
That wasn't me
And that wasn't you

[Chorus: ghosthands & EMA]
I'm not the one you know
That person moved away when we were younger
But silence pulled us under, don't you see?
I cared more than I'd show
But when months and years just turn into a number
Sometimes I have to wonder if it's really me

[Verse 3: ghosthands, EMA & Both]
Maybe I'll be down by front street
(Saw you reminiscing)
Like every other time
(Did you think about us?)
And I'd stop for a second
(Nostalgic scents and spaces)
'Cause I can't help but smile
(Oh-oh-oh-oh)
We disappeared again
(Disappeared again)
But that's okay with me
(That's okay)
I'm just glad that I meant something
(I'm glad that we meant something)
To the person you couldn't be
(To the people we couldn't be)