“The Way We Were” is a song by Kimbra off of her fourth album “A Reckoning.” The track was debuted live during her album preview tour in collaboration with SoFar Sounds in Q4 2021.
Kimbra has stated it was her favorite of the at the time upcoming songs to perform.
[Verse 1]
Is this the way we fall out of love?
Is this the way we say it's enough?
No drama, no exit plan
No thrown hands up in the air
No arrival at the end
[Verse 2]
Is this the time you try tell the truth?
You say it's me, I say it's not about you
No color, no exodus
No harm and no accidents
No taking back what I said
[Chorus]
The end never comes like you thought it would
I've been trying to hold tight to something good
Is it the point of no return?
'Cause I miss the way we were
I miss the way we were
Outta sight, outta mind, it's outta my hands
Did I run outta time to tell you I care?
I had a vision, somewhere it took a turn
Now I miss thе way we were
I miss thе way we were
[Post-Chorus]
I miss the way we were
I miss the way we were
I miss the way we were
[Verse 3]
Is this the taste you leave on my tongue?
After everything is said and left undone
No touch, no hand in mine
These days I just can't decide
If you were ever really mine
[Verse 4]
This is the place you held me and said
Girl count the ways I love you and remember I did
Two star-crossed lonely fools
Killing late nights at the swimming pools
Time went from so kind to so cruel
[Chorus]
The end never comes like you thought it would
I've been trying to hold tight to something good
Is it the point of no return?
'Cause I miss the way we were
I miss the way we were
Outta sight, outta mind, it's outta my hands
Did I run outta time to tell you I care?
I had a vision, somewhere it took a turn
Now I miss the way we were
I miss the way we were
[Outro]
I miss the way we were
I miss the way we were
I miss the way we were
I miss the way we were
I miss the way we were
I miss the way we were
I miss the way we were
I miss the way we were
I miss the way we were
I miss the way we were
the way we were was written by Ryan Lott & Kimbra & Andy Seltzer.
Kimbra released the way we were on Fri Jan 27 2023.
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