Verse 1

The doors close, you and I

Can't even see eye to eye,

Literally or figuratively.

So we stare at our phones,

And I know that I'm alone,

This moment of silence hurts too deeply.

Chorus

It takes longer to rise two floors in a silent elevator

Than it took you to get rid of me.

The vindictive part of my brain wants to genuinely hate her,

But I'm grateful that she set me free.

Verse 2

I'm running out of air,

Pretending you're not right there.

We should be gossiping about some fool.

But I'm the biggest one,

Now that all is said and done,

And even the curve of your smile looks cruel.

Chorus

It takes longer to rise two floors in a silent elevator

Than it took you to get rid of me.

The vindictive part of my brain wants to genuinely hate her,

But I'm grateful that she made me see

Bridge

That you are nothing but a pretender.

Now it'll take me a while,

To walk away a few hundred miles,

But distance will heal this scar.

Chorus

It takes longer to rise two floors in a silent elevator

Than it took you to get rid of me.

The vindictive part of my brain wants to genuinely hate her,

But I'm grateful that she set me free.