This Should Have Been a Ballad

Verse 1 I started this too late, too soft, too small, Thinking time would catch me if I let it fall. A hundred words that could have changed it all, Left unsaid, written on a distant wall. Pre-Chorus And now I’m stuck in the echoes of a song, Repeating lines, trying to right the wrong. Chorus This should have been a ballad, slow and clear, With every word meant for you to hear. I should’ve laid it bare, no fear, no doubt, But now it’s just a whisper I can’t shout. Verse 2 We talked in circles, but never broke through, Same old conversations, nothing new. Your silence a mirror, my thoughts askew, If I had started different, would it still be you? Pre-Chorus The chords don’t resolve, the melody fades, A song of regrets we both never played. Chorus This should have been a ballad, tender and true, A harmony written for me and you. Instead, it’s a fragment, a faded refrain, A melody lost in the weight of the pain. Bridge Hit me and God up on a conference call, Asked Her why I didn’t see it all. She said, “Your heart was there, but your words were stalled, The greatest songs come from the hardest falls.” Chorus (Key Change) This should have been a ballad, a story complete, With verses of love and a steady beat. But I’m still searching for the final line, A way to say I’m sorry, to turn back time. Outro Now I’m left with the remnants, the shards of the sound, Picking up pieces from where we broke down. This should have been a ballad, soft and profound, But it’s just a ghost of what we never found.