[Verse 1] It’s the things I can’t say that I have carried Wounds I wrapped in silence, years I buried It’s been so long now, I dream of laying them down These shadows I’ve walked with, from town to town [Verse 2] You were the love of my life, or so I believed Built a world in my mind, with nothing up my sleeve But now that I’ve stepped out from under the weight I see your love was never mine to take [Chorus] And it hurts, but it’s clear to me now I was reaching for a heart that never turned around It’s a future without you that was always mine Took a lifetime to learn how to read the signs [Verse 3] You said all the right things, but never meant to stay I kept waiting for a moment that drifted away I held on to dreams, you let quietly go Now I see I was chasing what you never chose [Chorus] And it hurts, but it’s clear to me now I was walking on a road you never wrote down It’s a future without you that was always mine Took a lifetime to learn how to draw the line [Bridge] And I forgive the silence, I forgive the rain Every night I cried out in your name But life has a way of showing what’s true And I see now my steps were never meant for you [Final Chorus – soft, then rise] And it hurts, but it’s freedom somehow To know I can breathe with your name not out loud It’s a future without you I’m learning to face With nothing to mourn, and no one to chase [Outro] It’s the things I can’t say that I have carried But tonight I’m setting them down, finally You were the love I once believed in so hard But I was never yours — just a fading star
