Still Us

STILL US

INTRO — MALE
Yeah...
Funny how time don't change everything.
Thought I was good.
Then you picked up.

VERSE 1 — MALE
I called like I ain't have a reason,
“What's up? How you been?” like it's nothing serious.
You laughed, said, “I'm good,” but I know that tone,
Same little silence when you're trying not to show.

You still take twenty minutes just to pick one fit,
Still change your mind when you're halfway out the door.
And I still know that look when you don't wanna talk,
Funny how I remember things I swore I forgot.

We used to turn a two-minute drive into an hour,
That same old song playing, windows down after dark.
You'd say, “You always think you're right,” I'd say, “You know I am,”
Then we'd both start laughing before the argument could land.

PRE-CHORUS — MALE
I heard you moved on, I did too,
At least that's what we told everybody.
But hearing your voice brought me right back
To the place we left behind.

VERSE 2 — FEMALE
I almost didn't answer when your name came through,
Had to stare at that screen like, “What am I supposed to do?”
I told myself I'm over it, and maybe that's true,
But my heart got real quiet when I heard you say, “Hey, you.”

You asked if I'm happy, I said, “Yeah, I'm fine,”
You said you were good, but your voice changed mine.
See, I know when you're pretending everything's okay,
You get real calm when you got too much to say.

And I still got that picture that I never deleted,
Not because I wanna go back—
I just never needed a reason to leave it.
Maybe that's crazy, maybe that's me,
Maybe some memories don't need permission to breathe.

PRE-CHORUS — FEMALE
I heard you moved on, I did too,
But nobody ever felt quite like you.
And I hate that one conversation
Could bring back everything we knew.

CHORUS — BOTH
Maybe it's still us,
Just a little more grown, a little less stubborn.
Maybe we were love
Before we knew what love was worth.

We changed, we grew,
Spent some time learning how to live without each other.
But every time I'm close to you,
It still feels like us.

Maybe it's not the old us,
Maybe we're something better now.
I don't know where this goes,
But I know I don't wanna rush it out.

We changed, we grew,
But somehow, somehow...
When I'm with you,
It still feels like us.

VERSE 3 — MALE
I saw you last week, didn't know you'd be there,
Whole room disappeared when I caught your stare.
You smiled like you knew exactly what I was thinking,
I looked away quick like my heart wasn't speaking.

I checked your page more times than I'd ever admit,
You probably did the same, don't lie about it.
And I don't miss the fighting, don't miss being wrong,
I miss riding around with you when the night got long.

Miss you telling me, “Call me when you get home,”
Even when we were mad and you wouldn't leave me alone.
That's the part that stayed when everything else went—
You always cared more than your pride would let you admit.

VERSE 4 — FEMALE
And I don't miss crying, don't miss wondering where we stood,
Don't miss pretending something broken was good.
But I miss the way you could make a bad day disappear,
How you knew what I needed before I said it out loud.

We weren't perfect, we were young and we were proud,
Two people with real feelings who didn't know how
To say, “I'm scared,” so we said, “I'm done,”
Then spent all that time trying to outrun what we'd become.

BRIDGE — FEMALE
Maybe we weren't wrong...

MALE
Maybe we were just too early.

FEMALE
Maybe we needed somebody else...

MALE
To show us what we weren't ready to see.

BOTH
Maybe losing you taught me
What having you really meant.
Maybe if we find each other again,
We don't have to repeat where we've been.

BREAKDOWN — MALE
I don't need the old you.

FEMALE
I don't need the old you either.

MALE
I just wanna know who you are now.

FEMALE
Then take your time getting to know me.

BOTH
No promises tonight...
Just don't disappear again.

FINAL CHORUS — BOTH
Maybe it's still us,
Just a little more grown, a little less stubborn.
Maybe we were love
Before we knew what love was worth.

We changed, we grew,
Spent some time learning how to live without each other.
But every time I'm close to you,
It still feels like us.

Maybe it's not the old us,
Maybe we're something better now.
I don't know where this goes,
But I know I don't wanna rush it out.

We changed, we grew,
But somehow, somehow...
When I'm with you,
It still feels like us.

OUTRO — CALL & RESPONSE

MALE: You still take forever choosing what to wear.
FEMALE: You still call when you know you shouldn't.

MALE: You still get quiet when you're mad.
FEMALE: You still know exactly why I'm quiet.

MALE: So what are we doing?
FEMALE: I don't know...

BOTH:
But it still feels like us.