oxygen lyrics

[Verse 1]
Did I love you or a version you played?
Was I yours, or just someone you staged?
We met at Cascade on a silver moon
You wore socks with stars and Neptune
You talked ‘bout films like they saved your life
I swore I saw heaven there in your eyes
Was it a dream or a beautiful lie?
’Cause I kept the script, but forgot my lines

[Pre-Chorus]
Does he know the stories that you rewrite?
Do you still perform every night?
Or was I just part of the show?

[Chorus]
You were oxygen, but I couldn’t breathe
Held my breath just to feel something
Was it love or just the thrill of the scene?
I lost myself in what we used to be

[Verse 2]
Same sad songs, did you press repeat?
Is that Kaleo vinyl under your seat?
We used to talk till the sky turned red
Now I wonder if I even live in your head
Hope twenty-one feels lighter for you
Hope your vices stopped haunting you
I still got your secrets in a glass case
But maybe it’s time I let them fade
[Pre-Chorus]
Does he know the parts you always hide?
Or did you switch masks just in time?
Was I blind or just too kind?

[Chorus]
You were oxygen, but I couldn’t breathe
Held my breath just to feel something
Was it love or just the thrill of the scene?
I lost myself in what we used to be
You’re the fire and the smoke in my lungs
Still burned when the ending had begun
Now I’m floating, finally weightless
But I still feel your ghost in my spaces

[Bridge]
Kept your notes and every midnight vow
But they’re just words, don’t mean much now
I still see you in a rearview frame
But I don’t turn back, I’ve changed lanes
I don’t chase illusions in the dark
I don’t trace your name into my heart
I walk alone and I’m okay
For the first time, I don’t need to stay

[Chorus]
You were oxygen, but I couldn’t breathe
Fell in love while I was drowning deep
Was it real or just a beautiful haze?
I lost the plot but found my way
You’re the echo I don’t reply to
A chapter I don’t flip back to
Now I’m healing, finally weightless
But I still feel your name in the spaces