"Never" lyrics

There's an alternate version of me
Boarding the overground
Tuning into the sound
Of a song in an alternate key
God knows what it's about
God knows the kind of life she's living out

What could have been
It torments me
It's torturously easy to set the scene
There's a world where it all worked out
And while the grass is green
I know that it would mean

I never would've run right back
To myself in the way I have
I never would've woken up
To how good living is when you stop
Moving at a manic pace
This life isn't a high speed chase, it's true
And I never would've known it
Wouldn't have this moment
Going over it with you

There's an alternate version of me
Who let the darkness in
When it all went to hell, it settled under her skin

It could have been
Far worse it seems
That sadness worked to weigh me down
Tried to define me
Though there's a world where I gave in
Kept my heart closed off and lonely
I know that it would mean

I never would've run right back
To myself in the way I have
I never would've opened up
To how good loving is when you stop
Moving at a manic pace
This life isn't a high speed chase, it's true
And I never would've noticed
Wouldn't have this closeness
Going over it with you

Never would've run right back
To myself in the way I have
I never would've woken up
To how good living is when you stop
Moving at a manic pace
This life isn't a high speed chase, it's true
And I never would've known it
Wouldn't have this moment
Going over it with you