I saw the color on your face (The color on your face) I thought it was love (Thought it was love) But I was wrong It was just the speed of your goodbye (Ah) I caught a glimpse of you, a rosy glow I thought you were shy, just taking it slow (Taking it slow) My heart began to beat, a hopeful drum (Ah) Waiting for the words that would never come (Never come) I wasn't blushing, dear, I wasn't shy (Wasn't shy) I was already soaring through the sky (Through the sky) You saw the physics, not the sign (Not the sign) A universe that could never be mine The logic is cruel (Uh) The vacuum is cold (Ah) The saddest story that was ever told I thought it was a blush, a lover's secret rush But you were leaving in a hush, moving away to crush My fragile little heart (Living your way) It’s just a Doppler shift, a cosmic, cruel drift The red is not a gift, it’s a widening rift Tearing us apart (Tearing us apart) You weren't turning red from love I was just moving away If you were coming closer, you’d be shining blue (Shining blue) That’s the rule of light, I know it’s true (Know it's true) But the spectrum is bleeding into deep crimson (Deep crimson) Like a fading star in a dark dimension (Dark dimension) Faster than a scream Faster than a sound Accelerating, breaking every bound The wavelength stretches, long and weak While we are standing here, too paralyzed to speak I thought it was a blush, a lover's secret rush But you were leaving in a hush, moving away to crush My fragile little heart (My fragile little heart) It’s just a Doppler shift, a cosmic, cruel drift The red is not a gift, it’s a widening rift Tearing us apart (Tearing us apart) Gravity couldn't hold you My love wasn't strong We were misreading the data all along You are a galaxy, expanding into space Leaving no memory Leaving no memory Leaving no trace No trace (It’s the redshift lie) Ah (The way love dies)more