We Both

When I was with you, I was real
When I was with you, I could be myself
When I was with you, I didn't feel
Lost, confused or frightened
Or scared to be who I am
When I was with you, I was real

We both think you look great in a knit sweater
We both enjoy an empty cafe
We both are actual human beings to waiters
We both are not totally straight

None of that changes
None of that has changed

Okay?

Okay

We both like drinking hot tea in warm weather
We both like playing guitar
We both like when you tell me the plots of bad movies
We both forget our card at the bar
Almost always

When I was with you, I was real
When I was with you, I could be myself
When I was with you, I was real

Like as real as my retainer
That I left at your house one time
When I am with you, I am real

Now, do you remember what I said the first time we did the questions?
About my perfect day?

Yes
You said that tomorrow could be the perfect day if we let it be
That's not the kind of answer you forget
Especially when the person answering it is wearing a low-cut blouse

Mm, you thinking about my blouse?

I'm remembering it
Do you remember my answer?

Ehh, the broad strokes
Uh, picnic in the park with your family
A mini-muffin basket for lunch
Everyone getting together under a big blanket and watching the entire third season of The Office

Still true

And I'd still wanna be there with you

Question five
"When was the last time you sang to yourself? To someone else?"

Uh, this afternoon
To Henry

What about to yourself?

He only stayed for half

Uhh, the last time I sang was on my way over here in the car

You sang?!
What did you sing?

Oh, I'm gonna die out here

Oh, that hit, I forgot about that one

Yeah
And I think, uh, that counts as me singing to someone else
Ask me the next one

Question six
"If you were able to live to the age of 90
And retain either the mind or body of a 30-year-old
For the last 60 years of your life, which would you want?"

Do you remember my answer?

Body
Do you remember mine?

Mind
See?
Nothing has changed
We're still a good half-sexy team

Question seven
"Do you have a secret hunch about how you will die?"
You said that you thought you were gonna die in your car, but you weren't sure how

Right?
And you said that you weren't afraid of death

And I'm still not
I'm only afraid of dying alone
Read the next one

Uh, question eight
"Name three things you and your partner appear to have in common."

Easy

We both are super good at Settlers of Catan
We both become monsters when we lose
We both think we have the best-worst name for a band
We both check Twitter for our news

There's four

We both say the other is better at cooking
We both hate that kitchen island we built
We both need a glass of water on the bedside table
We both recycle purely out of guilt

We both have dreams much bigger than ourselves
We both think that's how to live
We both put up a fight for all the right reasons
And we both eventually give

I tried so hard to separate
Who you are from who you were
But now I'm reevaluating
How similar you are to her

You have the same voice
And the same cadence when you speak
If I close my eyes
You still sound to me like Natalie

When I was with you, I was real (Am I in love with Natalie?)
When I was with you, I could be myself (Or who's right in front of me?)

When I am with you, I can feel
Shivers running down my spine
Your skin close to mine
It's like my five senses make my heart defenseless

With you

When I am with you, I am real (with you)
When I am with you, I am actually too real (with you)
When I am with you, everything feels (with you)

So real