[Verse 1]
A coat forgotten on the station’s rusted railing
Clouds unraveled like my anxious mind
I walk the wrong way past your hurried steps and failings
Damp hands pocketed, rehearsing every line

[Pre-Chorus]
Every pavement glance comes out wrong
My longing trailing far too long

[Chorus]
You obviously weren’t pleased to see me
Eyes like puddles soaking through my shoes
Umbrella conversations falter so quickly
I try to matter but I never break through

[Post-Chorus]
Oh, all alone
Oh, always known

[Verse 2]
We queue for buses, standing silent, not quite touching
The drizzle finds its way beneath my coat again
Your laughter’s for someone else, I’m a painted shadow
Swallowing pride with the sour Manchester rain

[Pre-Chorus]
But the streets remember all I hoped
Every glance I never caught

[Chorus]
You obviously weren’t pleased to see me
Eyes like puddles soaking through my shoes
Umbrella conversations falter so quickly
I try to matter but I never break through

[Post-Chorus]
Oh, all alone
Oh, always known

[Bridge]
The bus doors breathe and you disappear in quiet sequence
Left with reflections on glass that won't look back
I rehearse a joke I’ll never say, lost in the vapour
Streets glisten with goodbyes and unanswered tracks

[Chorus]
You obviously weren’t pleased to see me
Eyes like puddles soaking through my shoes
Umbrella conversations falter so quickly
I try to matter but I never break through

[Post-Chorus]
Oh, all alone
Oh, always known

[Outro]
Rain presses faces on the window of memory
Hushed footsteps echo where we once would stand
Your back is a question I answer with hesitation
Disappearing buses and frost on my hands

[Post-Chorus]
Oh, all alone
Oh, always known
Oh, all alone
Oh, always known

[Coda]
Still tracing footprints in a town that feels hollow
Endless grey morning, I search for new refrain
Street lamps flicker like hopes I never bother to borrow
Fumbling for kindness that won't come again

[Post-Chorus]
Oh, all alone
Oh, always known
Oh, all alone
Oh, always known
