10 - Forever is a broken word

We carved our names in the old oak tree, Swore the roots would hold us down. Forever was a promise, wild and free, We wore it like a crown. Then the seasons turned, the leaves let go, And you stopped meeting my eyes. Some things you can feel but never know, Like the last breath before goodbyes. And I heard it in your voice that day, The way you tried to look away. Forever is a broken word, The cruelest thing I ever heard. We said it like a prayer, like a vow, And look at us, look at us now. Forever is a broken word, Beautiful, and so absurd. I'd say it again, I'd say it twice, If saying it could bring back the light. I kept your letters, I kept your ring, I kept the sound of your last goodbye. Strange how a heart can learn to sing With a song that makes it cry. Now the house is quiet, the rain is slow, And I'm talking to an empty chair. Everything I ever wanted to know Is written in the air. And I hear it in the silence now, The echo of the broken vow. Forever is a broken word, The cruelest thing I ever heard. We said it like a prayer, like a vow, And look at us, look at us now. Forever is a broken word, Beautiful, and so absurd. I'd say it again, I'd say it twice, If saying it could bring back the light. (Mmm...) If there's another life, another place, Where the clocks run out of time, I'll find you there, I'll know your face, And I'll tell you you were mine. Forever is a broken word, The cruelest thing I ever heard. We said it like a prayer, like a vow, And look at us, look at us now. (Oh-oh-oh... oh-oh-oh...) Forever is a broken word, But I'll keep saying it. (Mmm... oh...)