Passing Glances

I saw you standing across the room

Someone’s hand wrapped around yours

You smiled the way you used to smile at me

And I felt it all once more

I tried to look away

Pretend I didn’t know your face

But my eyes kept finding yours

Like they never learned to change

And for a second,

we were back there Before the goodbye,

before the pain

Then you looked away so quickly Like you were trying to do

the same

Just a passing glance

But it stopped my heart

You were standing with somebody else

And I fell apart

There’s a sinking feeling

Deep inside my chest

Like my heart remembered you Before my mind could forget You looked

at me, I looked away But everything we buried Came rushing back

that day It was only a passing glance

But it hurt like yesterday

I’ve heard you’ve been doing fine

I guess I’ve been doing fine too

There’s someone sitting next to me now

But I still compare them to you

I laugh when I’m supposed to

I tell them that I’m okay

But then I catch your eyes again And every lie just fades

away

Do you ever see my face

In the middle of someone else’s eyes?

Do you ever hear my voice

When somebody says your name?

Do you ever wonder

If we made a mistake?

Or am I the only one Still carrying the weight?

Maybe we’re both pretending That we don’t feel a thing

Maybe that’s why we can’t stay

Maybe that’s why we can’t leave

Just a passing glance And suddenly you’re here

Every memory I buried

Every word I never said There’s a sinking feeling I can’t explain

I thought I finally lost you But I found you in that

pain You looked at me

And I swear I saw

The person

I loved

Behind the person you are

Then you turned away

And walked back to them

And I stood there wondering If we’d ever meet again

Maybe someday…

When we’re both alone… You’ll look at me again

And maybe this time… We won’t look away.