Kai Lim - Not This Time

She drove past twice. The third time she parked, left the engine on, and sat there. Your light was on the way it always is. She sat long enough to know the answer before she finished asking the question. Not this time. She's going to drive away. Not this time. [Lyrics] I drove past twice before I parked the car The third time I just stopped and left the engine on And sat there with the heater and the dark And thought about going in until the thought was gone Your light was on the way it always is The particular warm of your particular floor And I sat there long enough to know the answer Before I'd fully asked myself the question anymore I had the words somewhere inside my chest The version where it all comes out exactly right But then I thought about the version after that And chose the quiet car instead of your front light I've been here before, this isn't new This particular corner of this particular choice And I know by now that going in doesn't fix it It just gives the wanting a temporary voice Not this time, I'm going to drive away Not this time, I know what going in would say Not this time, I'll keep this one intact The version where I'm fine and I don't ask for you back Not this time, I'll let the wanting sit In the car outside your window without feeding it Not this time, I know exactly what this is Not this time, I'm going to let this pass I don't hate you for it I don't hate myself I just know that some doors Are better left on the shelf And some nights are for sitting With the thing that it is And then driving away Not this time Not this time, I'm going to drive away Not this time, I know what going in would say Not this time, I'll keep this one intact The version where I'm fine and I don't ask for you back Not this time, I'll let the wanting sit In the car outside your window without feeding it Not this time, I know exactly what this is Not this time, I'm going to let this pass Not this time Driving away now Not this time Still yours But not this time © 2026 Kai Lim. All rights reserved. #KaiLim #NotThisTime #CinematicIndieFolk #LongingSong #AlmostMoment #EmotionalMusic #FemaleSinger #NewMusic2026 #NightDrive #AchingBeautiful