The Way I Met You (Cover - So Dumb by Shiba Hiro)
folk noir, psychedelic folk, street performance, acoustic fretless bass, resonator guitar picking, detuned upright piano, brushed snare kit, hand percussion, busking crowd noise, mono street mic, plate reverb, tape saturation, garage room sound, dusk-time uplift, bittersweet resolve, 92 BPM, offbeat strum, male baritone vocals
The Way I Met You (Cover - So Dumb by Shiba Hiro)
folk noir, psychedelic folk, street performance, acoustic fretless bass, resonator guitar picking, detuned upright piano, brushed snare kit, hand percussion, busking crowd noise, mono street mic, plate reverb, tape saturation, garage room sound, dusk-time uplift, bittersweet resolve, 92 BPM, offbeat strum, male baritone vocals
Lyrics
Verse 1
I drove three hours into the sun
Heart full of words, rehearsed every one
“I love you” waited heavy on my tongue
But before I could speak, you said we were done
Chorus
Why were we so dumb?
Why’d we let fear win?
We were just kids…
Where would we have been?
I feel like it’s been a lifetime
But it still feels true
I’ve never met anyone
The way I met you
Verse 2
I nodded along, pretended I agreed
But inside I was breaking, I could hardly breathe
You struck first, I was too hurt to fight
So I let you believe you were right
Verse 3
Years down the road I heard the truth
You only left ’cause you thought I would too.
Your past had taught you to run from the pain
And I was too quiet to make you stay
Chorus
Why were we so dumb?
Why’d we let fear win?
We were just kids…
Where would we have been?
I feel like it’s been a lifetime
But it still feels true
I’ve never met anyone
The way I met you
Outro
I don’t know where you are now
Don’t know who holds your hand
But you’ll always be the story
I’ll never understand
Time moves on, but some things stay
You’ll always be
The one that got away