Maybe (ft. DAINA)
I wrote the chorus and melody for this song in late 2019 or early 2020. It sat unfinished for over a year until I came back to it. I wasn't initially sure if I liked the lyrics enough to finish the song, so I shared them somewhere online and got enough positive feedback to convince me it was worth finishing.
I didn't initially intend for this song to sound like an 80s power ballad, but it kinda turned into that as I was working on it. I'm a huge 80s rock fan, so it was fun to make a song kinda in that style.
Lyrics
Woke up to the sound of a message coming in
Saw your face on screen, I knew it was you
Read it to myself and that was the moment when
What we did became what we used to do
Are the paths of our lives still moving side-by-side?
Or have they split apart, unparallel?
So many feelings I can't identify
My train of thought spins 'round like a carousel
I don't know when you'll be back
But never again is my fear
Can I see your face just one more time?
'Cause I need you to be clear
Maybe the good times, they're just getting in the way, or
Maybe it's all just been a dream, or maybe I just misread
Maybe I find my thoughts in total disarray, but
I can't shake the feeling in my head
That maybe you meant what you said
I don't understand, we were fine just yesterday
I never even knew that something was wrong
Should I have realized our love had stopped mid-way?
Was it obvious? Were the signs there all along?
All this makes no sense to me
Our bond was stronger than steel
It's gotta be some messed-up joke
It surely can't be real
Maybe the good times, they're just getting in the way, or
Maybe it's all just been a dream, or maybe I just misread
Maybe I find my thoughts in total disarray, but
I can't shake the feeling in my head
That maybe you meant what you said
Maybe the good times, they're just getting in the way, or
Maybe it's all just been a dream, or maybe I just misread
Maybe I find my thoughts in total disarray, but
I can't shake the feeling in my head
Maybe you meant what you said