Hi Vicky, super little song and I really like the melody, especially the chorus and the reach up in pitch. No, the melody didn't feel stolen to me either. I read the lyrics a few times since I know you pay a lot of attention to them and asked for particular feedback. They nearly all worked for me very well, apart from these lines:
- 'I really expected an encounter now and then'. I'm being pedantic but it's not clear if you were "expecting" now and then (which feels a bit weird, to expect something on and off), or if the "encounter" would be now and then (which contradicts the "one more time" message of the title). Could you change it to something like "I really expected we'd meet before the end"?.
- The "expire" line didn't jar although I'm not sure what the "it" is... I guess you mean "Our chances would expire" or similar (do you have space in the vocals to spell that out?).
I'm digging deep to find nits there though, I really like the track for its poignancy and prettiness. Very well done and I hope you'll continue to a final version.