[Verse 1] Every time I move along, I crash before the sunrise. Every face I meet out here just blurs before my eyes. I’m tired of saying, "I'm okay," like I believe it too, When every text I never sent still feels so overdue. [Verse 2] He still holds a piece of me, I cannot shake it off, Even on the crowded nights when I should be in love. All I ever wanted was his hand right in mine, But now I'm left here wishing I could just rewind the time. [Chorus - Part 1] If pride could fix the past, I wouldn't lose sleep. If closure was that easy, I'd already be free. So I smile when they're watching, Break when I'm alone. Carrying this phantom, Like it's all I've ever known. [Chorus - Part 2] 'Cause everybody asks for him, But where has he gone? I keep the act alive When my heart's been dead for so long. [Chorus - Part 3] They only see the laugh in me, Never all the tears. I’m the one who-pretends, I’m over it, year after year. [Post-Chorus] And I’d trade every night I've been without him Just to see him walk through that door again. If I could turn this regret into a lifetime, I’d do it all over again. [Verse 3] My friends talk about their guys, They think I've moved along. So I hide another breakdown While I'm singing to his song. [Verse 4] They say I'm doing better, Like it didn't leave a scar. Nobody ever asks How heavy all these memories are. [Verse 5] Some nights I stare at ceilings, Wonder where we went wrong. How can I keep breathing When the best of me is gone? [Bridge - Part 1] Maybe one day all these what-ifs Turn into memories. Maybe every painful chapter Fades the ghost I always see. [Bridge - Part 2] Until then I'll keep walking, Even when the lights go out. Not because I have no hope... Because I can't let memory down. [Outro] If tomorrow finally helps me heal, Tell him every single tear I wept was real. Everything I buried wasn't out of hate... It was just the price I had to pay.
