I Wish You Were the One That Got Away

[Intro, Soft piano, distant echoes]
Tell me where you wanna go
Tell me what you wanna know
Baby, it’s a matter of time
Before you were mine

[Verse 1]
We were young, we were fire in the night
Chasing highs underneath the city lights
Baby
It was never in my plans
But I was in yours
I was in yours

[Pre-Chorus, Rising build]
I remember every word, every photograph
But the moment slipped away, we could never last
And I wanna go back
But I know I can’t
When you know
You know
But you know I wish you weren’t

[Chorus, BELTED, soaring power vocals + harmonies]
I WISH YOU WERE THE ONE THAT GOT AWAAAY!
THE STORY I COULD NEVER REWRITE ANYWAAAY!
I WISH YOU WERE THE ONE THAT GOT AWAAAY!
THE MEMORY THAT STILL MAKES ME STAAAY!
[Background Vocals: (Choir belts) “Got away… got away…”]

[Verse 2, Softer tone, emotional delivery]
Do you wanna keep the secret?
Do you wanna hold it close?
Baby
Every kiss was just a flame
But I still feel yours
I still feel yours

[Pre-Chorus, Bigger build with guitars]
I remember every word, every photograph
But the moment slipped away, we could never last
And I wanna go back
But I know I can’t
When you know
You know
But you know I wish you weren’t

[Chorus, BELTING, full power]
I WISH YOU WERE THE ONE THAT GOT AWAAAY!(GOT AWAAAAAAY)
THE STORY I COULD NEVER REWRITE ANYWAAAY! ( NEVER NO , NEVER NOOOOOO)
I WISH YOU WERE THE ONE THAT GOT AWAAAY! (GOT AWAAAAAAY)
THE MEMORY THAT STILL MAKES ME STAAAY!(MAKES ME WANNNA STAAAAAAY)

[Instrumentale]

[Bridge, Emotional belt, strings + layered choir]
WE WERE GOLDEN, BUT THE TIME WAS WRONG
WE WERE A MELODY THAT LOST ITS SONG
AND IT BURNS IN THE SILENCE, CUTS IN THE DARK
EVERY WORD LIKE A KNIFE THROUGH THE HEART

[Final Chorus, CLIMACTIC BELT, choir backing]
I WISH YOU WERE THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY! (GOT AWAAAAAAY)
THE STORY I CAN'T FORGET OR HIDE AWAY! (NEVER LET GO, NEVER LET GOOOOO)
A DREAM THAT VANISHED WITH THE BREAK OF DAY! (DREAM THAT FLEW AWAAAAAAY)
THE MEMORY I'LL FEEL THROUGH NIGHT AND DAY! (MEMORY THAT PLAYS ON AND ON AND ON)
AND IN THE SHADOWS, YOUR GHOST WILL STAY! (GHOST THAT LINGERS IN EVERY WAY!)
[Background Vocals: (Choir harmony, soaring belts) “Got away… got away…got away….got away…got away…”]

[Outro, Soft fade, echo of the belt]
(Got away… got away…)
(Got away… got away…)