Sixteen years and a heart too wide I told a secret to the rising tide You had a world to catch, a dream to chase And I didn’t want to be the one to slow your pace So I stepped back, watched you walk away “Wait for graduation,” is what we’d say A map drawn out for a future life Two souls cutting through the distance like a knife. (Pre-Chorus) I thought I was being brave, letting go of your hand Building our castle on a patch of shifting sand I was waiting for the "later," waiting for the "then" Never knowing I’d never see your face again. (Chorus) And the world didn’t stop when the news broke through But my heart stayed still in the memory of you Now the friendships fade like a dying light And I’m left trading punches with the ghost of the night It’s an awful dream that I can’t shake free The shadow of the girl I used to be But through the grey and the hollowed-out sky I’m still here, though I don’t know why. (Verse 2) The depression is a room with a heavy door I’ve memorized the patterns on the hardwood floor They say time is a healer, but time is a thief It just stretches the miles between me and relief I remember the day I said goodbye The sun was too bright for a world about to die And I carry that "walk" like a stone in my chest While I try to give the rest of my spirit some rest. (Bridge) I’m a ghost in the hallway, a face in the crowd Talking to you when the silence gets loud I surrendered our "now" for a "someday" plan Now I’m holding the ashes of a vanished man But I’m breathing... Yeah, I’m still breathing. (Chorus) And the world didn’t stop when the news broke through But my heart stayed still in the memory of you Now the friendships fade like a dying light And I’m left trading punches with the ghost of the night It’s an awful dream that I can’t shake free The shadow of the girl I used to be But through the grey and the hollowed-out sky I’m still here, though I don’t know why. (Outro) Days turn to years in a slow-motion blur Searching for the girl that I once were I walked away so you could fly Now I’m learning to live under an empty sky I still live... I still live... (Ooh-ooh) Sixteen moons, and I’m still here.
