In The Meantime

Chords

I'm kickin' habit, I got Adderall and this time it's prescribed
I'm cleanin' cabinet, packin' bag, in fact I mean to leave tonight
Cause I've got time I need to spend

But when I get back I can unpack... I can call up all my friends
Good to see you, god I missed you, and its like I never left
And they ask me where I've been

But it's not where, it's when

Cause I've been in the Meantime
Where everything's exactly how you left it
Oh, and each time you return
You pick back up like you expected
If you freeze time in a forest and you're not around to see
You might believe time doesn't pass but you would have to be naive

Before you know it you don't even have to scroll
To see three straight "happy birthday"s lined up in a perfect row
So you close your phone because now its been too long for just "hello"
That's how it goes

But you're not angry, you're not bitter
You're the best you've ever been
So why're you angry? why're you bitter?
You had time to make amends

But you spent it in the Meantime
Where everything's exactly how you left it
Oh, and each time you return
You pick back up like you expected
If you freeze time in a forest and you're not around to see
The in-between time passes faster just to taunt you when you leave
In the Meantime

And I think the hardest part of this is that if you and I were strangers
It'd be easier to sit and have a simple conversation
Cause chasms never grow between acquaintances and neighbors
Just soul mates when they both give up or one of those soul's changes

If I made the call right now I'd have no doubt of your reaction
You'd be on a plane tomorrow if I came right out and asked you
You'd drain your bank account like saving ups gone out of fashion
And we'd mistake devotion for what's only re-enactment

In the Meantime
Where everything's exactly how you left it
Oh, and each time you return
You pick back up like you expected
If you freeze time in a forest and you're not around to see
In the meantime you'll find out how goddamn mean that time can be

In the Meantime

You hit your goal and paid for everything it cost ya
Ain't that always how it goes, and then you wonder when you lost it
In the meantime