Didn’t plan to see you there

Same City, humid air

I was halfway crossing through

Then I almost walked into you

You said “hey” like it’s been weeks

Not like ten years of missing beats

I said “hi” like I was fine

Like you never crossed my mind

We stood there for a second too long

Like we forgot how to move on

Now we’re almost strangers

Talking small like it’s nothing major

All that history, no behavior

Just polite and paper-thin nature

We used to know it all

Now it’s “how’ve you been?” and that’s all

Kinda crazy, isn’t it?

We got good at faking it

You asked me where I’ve been

Like you didn’t disappear back then

Said “I’m good,” you said it too

Guess we both know that’s not true

You laughed at things I said

Like you still knew me in your head

But every word felt out of place

Like we switched time and lost our place

We tried hard not to rewind

But silence filled in every line

Now we’re almost strangers

Talking small like it’s nothing major

All that history, no behavior

Just polite and paper-thin nature

We used to know it all

Now it’s “how’ve you been?” and that’s all

Kinda funny, isn’t it?

We got good at faking it

You said, “I should get going now”

I said, “yeah, me too, somehow”

We both smiled like we’re okay

Like we didn’t drift this way

If I asked you, would you stay?

Or just look for words to say?

Guess we both already knew

We were just passing through

Almost, almost strangers

Almost more, but never later

Now we’re almost strangers

Standing close but worlds away, yeah

All that history, no savior

Couldn’t even make it stay, yeah

We used to mean it all

Now it’s nothing much at all

Kinda perfect, isn’t it?

We got good at ending it

Almost, almost strangers

Almost more, but never later