🎶 "Coulda Been" —

[Intro – Spoken over soft guitar] There’s soulmates… and then there’s everybody else. Some loves are a once‑in‑a‑lifetime fire… and some are just matches burning your fingers. [Verse 1] You stole my soul like a thief in the night Left me holdin’ shadows where there used to be light I kept chasin’ ghosts down a dead-end street Tryin’ to find the rhythm where our hearts used to beat We were wildfire, baby, burnin’ too fast Couldn’t hold the future, so we lived in the past Now I’m standin’ here with the smoke in my lungs Singin’ goodbye to the song we left unsung [Hook – Melodic, aching] This is the end of what coulda been No more tryin’ to breathe life back in You were my once, my never again Now I’m lettin’ go of what coulda been [Verse 2] I prayed for the rain, but the flood never came I carried the blame just to cover your name We danced on the edge, but we fell through the floor Now the home we built ain’t a home no more I could risk it all, try to fix what’s broke But love’s not a gamble when the deck’s all smoke So I’ll leave it to the beavers, let the river decide If the bridge we burned ever comes back to life [Hook – Repeat, layered harmonies] This is the end of what coulda been… [Bridge – Spoken Word over beat drop] Some fires warm you, some fires scar you Some loves heal, and some loves mar you The trick is knowin’ when to walk away Before the flame takes more than it gave [Final Hook – Soft then swelling] This is the end of what coulda been No more tryin’ to breathe life back in You were my once, my never again Now I’m lettin’ go of what coulda been [Outro – Whispered] I pray for you… not on you. But I can’t pray us back to what we were.