In the Other Life

[Verse 1]
I fall asleep with the book face down
A little rain ticks the window frame
Then I’m awake in a town I’ve never found
And everyone there knows another name

[Pre-Chorus]
You take my hand by the station stairs
We miss our train and don’t even care

[Chorus]
In the other life, I’m right beside you
Taking the long way, wherever it goes
In the other life, I get to know you
A thousand firsts before morning comes
I wake up, I wake up
Still holding the dream in my hands

[Verse 2]
I’m sailing out past a paper moon
With a crew who laugh like old friends do
Then I’m in a kitchen, dancing with you
While bread turns gold and the kettle sings through

[Pre-Chorus]
We make a home from a borrowed key
You say, “Stay awhile,” and I almost believe

[Chorus]
In the other life, I’m right beside you
Taking the long way, wherever it goes
In the other life, I get to know you
A thousand firsts before morning comes
I wake up, I wake up
Still holding the dream in my hands

[Bridge]
Maybe every road I didn’t take
Is somewhere waiting when I close my eyes
Maybe every love I couldn’t keep
Finds me for a moment in the night

[Final Chorus]
In the other life, I’m right beside you
Taking the long way, wherever it goes
In the other life, I get to know you
A thousand firsts before morning comes
I wake up, I wake up
Still holding the dream in my hands

[Outro]
The room is still, the morning starts
But you came with me, tucked in my heart