I Knew You

We walked into the pines And sat amongst the graves You told me you'd been fine Since I poisoned your life And it was so good to hear After so many years Not for the pain But to hear you say anything real Well I've been working nights In and out of fights and flights Kites in storms Forgot this war When I had to run We didn't leave it all said and done But will it be tonight? Something in the cold of your eyes says, "Tonight" I knew you I knew you as you were, not as you are You knew me too But I'm not the same, it's not the way The way, you're used to You asked me to stay Asked me to stay awake, 'til the morning breaks In someone else's place But I fell to sleep Ashamed of where I shouldn't be Woke to you shaking me He drove all night to find you Well, I think that you knew He'd drive all night 'Cause all that you sighed Was, "What if 'Long Flight' was about you?" But it was and it was about you too Then I had to run And now we'll leave it all said and done What did you think he'd find? Something in the cold of your eyes said, "Goodbye" I knew you I knew you as you were, not as you are You knew me too But it's not the same, not the way The way, you used to I knew you Not like I used to --- I Knew You - Future Islands