Shanghai

Mauricio
2 min readDec 2, 2021

Verse

You were under the streetlight

Drunk on love

As I ran towards my friends' car

If I could turn back time

I would cause

You looked so good in hindsight

Pressed against the window

The flashbacks

Appeared like random scars

Everyone’s laughter provided cover

For the impending doom

Pre Chorus

What if I never met you?

Or went through the heartbreak?

I never want to see your face again

That’s what you got me thinking

It’s so depressing

Cause I never want to see your face again

Chorus

Cause baby

Your games

Remind me of crime scenes

The way you got away

Cause baby

Your face

Reminds me of Shanghai

The way you stole my breath

I never want to see your face again

I never want to see your face again

Verse

Going 80 miles

Down the road

It’s like I’m asking for death

But the sad truth is that

Maybe I was the one in the wrong

Rushing by the traffic

Hands in air

I was screaming for freedom

Red, green, yellow lights

And each one is telling me

To go back

Spinning around

At a car wash

Dancing to 80s pop

I thought I saw the back of your car

Pre Chorus

What if I never met you?

Or went through the heartbreak?

I never want to see your face again

That’s what you got me thinking

It’s so depressing

Cause I never want to see your face again

Chorus

Cause baby

Your games

Remind me of crime scenes

The way you got away

Cause baby

Your face

Reminds me of Shanghai

The way you stole my breath

I never want to see your face again

I never want to see your face again

Bridge

New Year explodes through the streets

We don’t have to cause a scene

What if you were by my side?

Taking flights each night

Writing poems, reciting proverbs

I’m dreaming, dreaming

What if I never met you?

I never want to see your face again

Never again

Chorus

Cause baby

Your games

Remind me of crime scenes

The way you got away

Cause baby

Your face

Reminds me of Shanghai

The way you stole my breath

I never want to see your face again

I never want to see your face again

Outro

I wish I never knew you

I wish I never knew you

I wish I never knew you

Going 80 miles

Down the road

It’s like I’m asking for death

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