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Next to Me Lyrics
Oh, our futures were written with crayons in coloring books
It was misspelled and outside the lines and we loved how it looked
Like the crooked hem of your favorite childhood dress
And the holes in my jeans from years of carelessness
I know since we've grown, we ache for those memories
Honestly, nothing's even compared to you next to me, next to me
When the words came to you for the first time, you knew you were hooked
And the pride that you felt at the last page of your first book
And the bravery I forced when I sang to an audience of three
Well, it took a million wrong notes just to find a single melody and key
I know since we've grown we plea for clarity
Honestly, nothing's ever made sense til you were next to me, next to me
If time is money, then I'll spend it all for you
I will buy you flowers with the minutes we outgrew
I'll turn hours into gardens, planted just for us to take
I'll be reckless with my days, building castles in your name
Since we've grown, we long for concrete things
Honestly, nothing's felt so sure than when you were next to me, next to me
So lets cut down the red tape and gather up the pieces of our youth
Cause there's nothing in this world we can't fix with some scissors and glue
It was misspelled and outside the lines and we loved how it looked
Like the crooked hem of your favorite childhood dress
And the holes in my jeans from years of carelessness
I know since we've grown, we ache for those memories
Honestly, nothing's even compared to you next to me, next to me
And the pride that you felt at the last page of your first book
And the bravery I forced when I sang to an audience of three
Well, it took a million wrong notes just to find a single melody and key
I know since we've grown we plea for clarity
Honestly, nothing's ever made sense til you were next to me, next to me
I will buy you flowers with the minutes we outgrew
I'll turn hours into gardens, planted just for us to take
I'll be reckless with my days, building castles in your name
Honestly, nothing's felt so sure than when you were next to me, next to me
Cause there's nothing in this world we can't fix with some scissors and glue
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This is the "happiest" Sleeping At Last song I've heard so far. Yes, he has lots of beautifully cheerful ones but this one had a childish joy to it.
I love that the song relates the feeling of being in love with returning to childhood, comparing the same feelings to the innocence of being a child. These lines make me feel that they are saying "hey, we're adults now, it's hard, but I am gathering all my memories, all the people I used to be, all the people you used to be, and I want us to grow together"
When the words came to you for the first time, you knew you were hooked And the pride that you felt at the last page of your first book And the bravery I forced when I sang to an audience of three Well, it took a million wrong notes just to find a single melody and key I know since we've grown we plea for clarity Honestly, nothing's ever made sense til you were next to me, next to me