[Verse 1] I kept the summer in a paper frame Salt on the windows, sunlight in your name We swore the blue would never leave the sea I held that promise like it carried me [Pre-Chorus] But paint peels back, and colors lose their claim The things I trusted never stayed the same [Chorus] I watched the bright idea break Like glass beneath a turning tide The world was never what we made And I was never safe inside Still, through the dust of what I knew I find a truth I can't undo [Verse 2] The warm days vanished from the calendar A guitar slept beneath the coat-room dust I thought that growing meant we'd understand Now every answer slips right through my hands [Pre-Chorus] The golden hour thins against the wall I hear the quiet underneath it all [Chorus] I watched the bright idea break Like glass beneath a turning tide The world was never what we made And I was never safe inside Still, through the dust of what I knew I find a truth I can't undo [Bridge] No borrowed heaven waits beyond the door No perfect season coming back once more I let the old illusion leave my hands And meet the days exactly as they stand [Final Chorus] I watched the bright idea break And let the pieces catch the light The world was never what we made But I can face it clear tonight Still, through the dust of what I knew I find a life that's honest, new [Outro] The summer's gone; the truth remains A quieter sun through autumn rain
