I walked into our coffee shop
Same corner booth by the window
Grabbing more than hunger
Chasing ghosts I still can't let go
Ordered the usual, black with room
Like muscle memory, no
Then I saw you at the counter
Laughing soft and low
You were glowing in the morning light Hair tucked behind your ear
The way you used to do when you leaned in To tell me something dear
But there was a hand on your back Gentle,
claiming space
A stranger wearing the smile That once belonged to my face
Our eyes locked across the room For half a heartbeat too long
You froze just like I did Then looked away like nothing was wrong
We played strangers in the scene Rising from our cups
Pretending not to know the shape Of each other's touch
You nodded politely when I passed Like we never shared a life
I said excuse me,
softly voice cracking on the line
Two years and mornings,
nights And every secret we knew
Reduced to awkward silence In a crowded room
We were everything once Now just walls passing through
Strangers in the scene
Pretending I'm not still in love with you
He pulled out your chair The way I used to do
Without thinking You touched his arm when you laughed
God,
that small motion was killing I stood there holding my coffee
Burning my hand on the sleeve Wondering how we got here
How you stopped needing me You glanced up once more
I was apologetic for a second
Then turned back to him
Like erasing me was second nature I paid and left too quickly
Heart pounding in my chest Outside on the sidewalk
I finally caught my breath I wanted to say your name
I wanted to break the act But you chose the silence
So I gave it right back Oh,
we played strangers in the scene
Rising from our cups Pretending not to know the shape
Of each other's touch You nodded politely when I passed
Like we never shared a life I said excuse me,
softly voice cracking on the line
Two years and mornings,
nights And every secret we knew
Reduced to awkward silence In a crowded room
We were everything once Now just ghosts passing through
Strangers in the scene Maybe you're happy now
Maybe he's everything I couldn't be Maybe pretending was kinder
Than letting the truth bleed But I still taste your name on my tongue
Every time I breathe And I wonder if you felt it too
That ache underneath I'll carry that
moment like a scar no one can see
The day we buried us alive in a coffee shop On Third Street
We were strangers in the steam Acting like we never burned
Like your hand never fit Perfectly in my,
like I never learned
Every curve of your heart Every dream you whispered low
Now you're someone else's story And I'm someone you don't know
I walked out carrying the weight Of everything we lost
In a paper cup gone cold At the price of what it cost
Pretend I'm over you When we both know the truth
Strangers in the scene And I'm still not over you
Strangers in the scene
Same old thing going to boost
You moved on
I just lost
The truth