🎵 If I’d Known Then (Revenge Ballad)

[Pop Ballad – Female vocals, powerful & emotional with live performance energy] [Verse 1] You walked away with your back to the sun And I stood there frozen, like time had come undone I should’ve said more, should’ve begged you to stay But my pride stood tall… and love slipped away [Verse 2] The echo of your footsteps still plays in my mind You were the truth I was too scared to find I wear the silence like a dress made of glass Trying to move forward, but I’m stuck in our past [Chorus – BIG & soaring] If I’d known then what I feel now I’d have chased you down, I’d have screamed out loud Told the world you were everything to me But I let go too easy… foolishly If I’d known then what I feel inside I’d have held on through the fear and pride But the one that mattered walked away And I’m still breaking every day [Verse 3] Your name still burns in the back of my throat Like a song I can't sing, like a letter I wrote But never sent — now it’s just regret I’m haunted by words I’ll never forget [Chorus – Bigger, fuller, with backing vocals] If I’d known then what I feel now I’d have crossed the fire, I’d have made a vow To fight for you like you fought for me But love don’t wait for uncertainty If I’d known then the cost of goodbye I’d have shattered my walls and learned how to try But the one that mattered slipped away And I’m still breaking every day [Bridge – stripped back, soft piano] Time can’t rewind, it only reminds Of the moments we lose when we’re blind And I’m left with the weight Of a love I let fade… [Final Chorus – Key change, full emotion] If I’d known then what I feel now I’d have turned the world just to change that hour I’d scream your name through the wind and rain Beg you to stay, take all the pain If I’d known then, I’d never let go But now I’m left in the afterglow Of the one that mattered, the one I betrayed… The one that got away… [Outro – soft piano, haunting fade] You… You were the one… That got away…