[Intro – soft guitar, vinyl crackle] I keep my words folded small like a note in a coat Every time that I speak they get caught in my throat You see light in the glass like a lantern that glows But the oil’s running thin and I’m the one who knows [Verse 1] I don’t talk much, my mind’s an attic with dust Full of letters I wrote but was too scared to trust You see gold where the paint hasn’t finished to dry But I know every crack that the daylight can’t hide I could build you a bridge out of hope and of thread But the river below keeps on rising instead You deserve something solid, a hand that won’t shake Not a boy making vows that he knows he can break [Pre-Chorus] If I said forever I’d say it low Like a match in the rain Trying hard to glow [Chorus 1] I could promise the sky but the clouds never stay I could promise tomorrow but it drifts away I could plant you a garden, spend nights in the dirt But the frost hits the petals before they can burst I could swear that I’m ready, swear I’ve finally changed But my shadow still walks down the same old lane So I hold every promise like glass in my hands Knowing one little slip and it shatters on land [rap verse (rhythmic)] My head’s a hallway with lights burning dim Every door leads me back to the same place again I keep scrolling through strangers and noise on my screen Trying hard not to think what your silence might mean You say I’m the calm when the storm starts to spin But I feel like the lightning pretending it’s wind You look at me like I’m some answer above While I’m counting the fractures inside what I love ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] You see stars in the dark I see dust in the blue You see someone to trust I see someone who’ll lose [Bridge – piano swell] Sometimes love feels like trains that I barely just miss Standing still on the tracks with a pocket of wishes Watching sparks fade to smoke down the rails in the night While you’re still by my side holding on to me tight You say you don’t mind But the quiet between Sounds like clocks counting down Everything that we mean [Final Chorus – emotional shift] I could promise the sky but the sky isn’t mine I could promise forever but lose it in time I could give you my heart like a map in the dark But it stutters like engines that fail to restart I could say that I love you — I swear that it’s true But love doesn’t fix what the night puts me through So if I make no promise and still hold your hand Maybe that’s the most honest I’ll ever stand [Outro – fading guitar] No vows No lies Just tonight And your eyes And a heart that’s still learning How to try
