backlit by moonlight. Lyrics

You ask me to dance but you're a couple drinks too early

You shoot me a glance but I can't tell whether you're flirting

I remember what you wore, what you drank and how it tastes

But I can't remember why on earth I let those chances go to waste

Listen to the usual music, sitting with the usual crowd

They're both a little bit too annoying and a little bit too loud

But all of the monotony that keeps me nauseated

Holy shit, if I can see your smile one more time then I can take it

Backlit by the moonlight

With a golden aura from a distant streetlight

I could stare at you till sunrise

Hoping that you'd never look back up and realize

Just how many times can I pretend that it's not hurting?

The pain I feel is something real; a constant state of yearning.

They say that hindsight's 20/20

And that human connection's rudimentary

But my vision's gotten blurry since the eleventh Vodka Raspberry

Listen to the usual bullshit

Coming from the usual boys

They're getting on my nerves now as they slowly fade to white noise

And though all this cacophony and screeching makes my ears ring

Holy shit it's worth it if for one more moment, I can hold this feeling

It's sad how nice the past is

Tainted by these vile, rose-tinted glasses

And yet, each year that passes

Makes me wonder just what lay within those chances

I know it's far too late to live in what-ifs

And that there's no more hidden problems to fix

But I still can't help but think of that time

With a creeping resignation, and sigh

Tell me I was dreaming

And that there never was a sign

Help me stop this screaming

Saying that we could have intertwined