Never Rang Phone

English lyrics

[Intro - whispered, lone violin, rain ambience] It never happened... (it never happened) but it still took my years away [Verse 1] Cold streets, my shadow walking on its own A phone that never rang, a road that led back home I built a whole damn life inside my head Buried us alive, in a grave we never had I aged for a goodbye that was never said Bled out slow in a war I never bled A ghost of something real that never came Still here, in the dark, whispering your name [Pre-Chorus - building] Tick — tick — the clock's laughing at me For a moment that would never, ever be My hands went cold, my hair turned grey Over a day... that never came my way [Chorus - big, anthemic] An event aged me — that never happened A heartbreak I lived — that never happened I died a hundred deaths for nothing real God, how does a dream this deep still make me feel? An event aged me — that never happened, no But I carry it everywhere I go [Post-Chorus - chant hook, super catchy] Never happened (na-na-na, never happened) Never happened (oh, but it broke me) Never happened (na-na-na, never happened) Still it owns me, still it holds me [Verse 2 - fast rap, tight flow] Yo — lost the sleep, paid the price, the bill came double For a love, for a life, that never left the bubble Rehearsed every line, every kiss, every fight Got grey in the mirror under fake moonlight Friends say "let it go" — but how you drop a weight That was never in your hands in the first place? Soldier of a battle that nobody ever fought King of an empire that I never even bought [Chorus] An event aged me — that never happened A heartbreak I lived — that never happened I died a hundred deaths for nothing real God, how does a dream this deep still make me feel? An event aged me — that never happened, no But I carry it everywhere I go [Post-Chorus] Never happened (na-na-na, never happened) Never happened (oh, but it broke me) Never happened (na-na-na, never happened) Still it owns me, still it holds me [Bridge - second fast rap, raw, half-time drop] Headlights cut the dark, I'm driving with the ghosts Talking to the empty seat — the one I miss the most But it was never there, it was never real Just a movie in my chest that I can't unfeel The road keeps rolling on, but my heart stayed back On a station, on a moment, on a phantom track (beat drops out) And nobody knows... I'm grieving a life that I only ever lived... inside my mind [Final Chorus - explosive, full instrumentation] An event aged me — that never happened A heartbreak I lived — that never happened I died a hundred deaths for nothing real God, how does a dream this deep still make me feel? An event aged me — that never happened, no But I carry it everywhere I go [Outro - slow, fading, lone violin] It never happened... but it made me old It never happened... yet it left me cold And here I drive — alone, alone An event aged me... that I never owned (never happened...)