[Verse 1]
Something about the cadence in which she spoke
Just let you know
That one way or another, you'd never be the same
Or maybe it was the way she used your full name
To ask you if it might yet be a right time
That never came
So you saw her from across the room
You noticed how she leaned back with all her weight
Looking real good
And you thought this was someone
You'd
Have to get to know soon
[Chorus]
What happens now? [x4]
[Verse 2]
There was a short where you never slept alone
Dreams were never needed 'cause you thought they'd found a home
And you thought, "Well, maybe just for tonight
I could change her mind"
She drew a picture with exactly the same story
And it's almost as though you'd never sorted out an ending
So here it goes again: after wasted waiting
Tomorrow she will leave, so
[Chorus]
What happens now? [x4]
[Bridge]
Like a blurry revelation
Lines you'd never noticed in the sky
Withholding love in hesitation as you run in fear
Without a pause to question why
She'd laid out an invitation
Into your own imagination
A coloring book left open
For everyone else's interpretation
You live hazy days in paisley ways
Recurring visions burning
Empty pages filled so easily
By all your wondrous yearning
And you wanna scream
"Change these days, lady!
We could all change our ways, baby"
But she's gonna go anyway