"Sweet Bitter Sweet" lyrics

Got a place through a friend I had
An old apartment on the second floor
Paid cash and the landlord said
"No candles," but you ignored
Filled up the rooms with the things we owned
We were kids, but we felt grown
Worked at a bar where the bands would play
We got home then just dawned on

Sweet, bitter, sweet
Sweet, bitter, sweet
Sweet, bitter, sweet
Sweet, bitter, sweet

You went away for half a year
You had to be there for your degree
To be alone in a flat like that
It was strange but also full of peace
I came to visit and the days went by
Like a train at the crossing line
Something about being apart then
Made the closeness feel alive

Sweet, bitter, sweet
Sweet, bitter, sweet
Sweet, bitter, sweet
Sweet, bitter, sweet
Sweet, bitter, sweet
Sweet, bitter, sweet
Ah

I came to visit and the days went by
Like a train at the crossing line
Something about being apart then
Made the closeness feel alive
Sweet, bitter, sweet

One day then and you called me up
You told me just before you said goodbye
"Just so you know, I'm a few days late"
I felt the world tilt from inside
I could see it all ahead
A new life running wild
It was strange sleeping in our bed
Without you by my side
I couldn't sleep, I was in my head
You said, "It's gonna be alright"
You told me then what you always said
You just sang that perfect line

Sweet, bitter, sweet
Sweet, bitter, sweet
Sweet, bitter, sweet
Sweet, bitter, sweet
Sweet, bitter, sweet
Sweet, bitter, sweet
Sweet, bitter, sweet
Sweet, bitter, sweet
Ah