[Verse 1] I kept the summer in a paper cup A faded blue that time could not touch The sea was waiting at the end of the road I thought the years would carry me home [Pre-Chorus] But the postcard peeled beneath the rain And every promise shed its name [Chorus] I watched my bright illusions break Like shells beneath the winter tide The girl who swore the world was kind Still turns the old days in her mind I lost the map, I lost the view But once, the sky was wide and true [Verse 2] Your guitar leaned by the bedroom door Dust on the strings, salt on the floor We spoke of leaving, then stayed too long And summer thinned into a half-remembered song [Pre-Chorus] Now all the warmth I used to know Is one small photograph of home [Chorus] I watched my bright illusions break Like shells beneath the winter tide The girl who swore the world was kind Still turns the old days in her mind I lost the map, I lost the view But once, the sky was wide and true [Bridge] No golden shore beyond the years No easy answer waiting there Just one old tune beneath the dust And all the truth I couldn't trust [Final Chorus] I watched my bright illusions break And let the cold sea take their shine The girl who swore the world was kind Can leave that younger self behind I lost the map, I lost the view But once, the sky was wide and true [Outro] The summer fades; the page stays blue
