
Used to Be Lyrics
You are coming home, are you still alone?
Are you not the same as you used to be?
As the sun grows high and you serve your time
Does each day just feel like another lie?
Now you know, is it just for show?
Just a foolish game that you hide behind?
Don't forget the nights when it all felt right
Are you not the same as you used to be?
[Chorus]
Used to be
Used to be
[Verse 2]
In an endless night, could you feel the fright
Of an age that was and could never be?
So we hold it close when we feel the most
Like a love that we could not leave behind
Turn the wheel to each way we feel
'Til I'm lost and I cannot find you there
Don't forget the nights when it all felt right
Are you not the same as you used to be?
[Chorus]
Used to be
Used to be
About
A tale of separated lovers, “Used to Be” was originally released in 2008 and then re-worked for Teen Dream.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
Cokemachineglow: Why did you decide to rework “Used To Be” for this album?
Alex Scally: We liked it, and we thought it made sense with the album, but the arrangement that we had, we both felt was cheesy. It was written and recorded very quickly—we were home for three weeks between tours and we had this little song and said “Let’s go record it because it’s fun”—and it just felt to us like an incomplete song, and it didn’t feel like it was part of what we are doing now. So we kind of went back to the basic piano part that the whole song started from and built it up again in the mindset of this record. And I think it became less dry and dusty and became more colorful and blossoming and more emotional and less repetitive. It became more of a flowery song, and I think the ending is way better. It says a lot more. We didn’t want to forget about the song, but we wanted to update it.
- 1.Zebra
- 2.Silver Soul
- 3.Norway
- 5.Used to Be
- 7.Better Times
- 9.Real Love
- 10.Take Care