You Loved Me Once

Melodic hard rock ballad, mid to slow tempo, passionate vocals, bittersweet, dark

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[Instrumental Intro]

[verse 1]
Once upon a time, where the air could still remember
We traced each other's names in the smoke of distant embers
You carried constellations like secrets in your stride
I reached for every glimmer, hoping stars would coincide

But spells can slip like daylight through the quiet of the blue
You drifted into silence, and I vanished out of view

[pre-chorus]
Mmm-hmm, la-da-da, ooh-oh
Curtains fell on a shadow show (shadow show)

[chorus]
I think you loved me once (you loved me once)
In a dream too wild to hold (too wild to hold)
Where voices hummed like silver (silver)
And every word felt bold

But echoes dim to silence (dim to silence)
And sparks don't beg to stay (don’t beg to stay)
I still wear your promise (still wear your promise)
In the quiet gray (in the gray)
Ahh-ahh, la-la, I think you loved me once

[verse 2]
There were lanterns in our footsteps, rhythms in our air
We spoke in shapes and shadows, pretending we were there
Your voice once carved a melody that kept me from the stone
Now every line rings hollow in the hush I walk alone (walk alone)

And time redraws the borders of what never found its name
The fairytale unravels, and we vanish from the frame

[pre-chorus]
Ooh-ooh, la-da-da, mmm-mmm
Glass wings falling through a sunless bloom (sunless bloom)

[chorus]
I think you loved me once (you loved me once)
Like a hush before the flame (before the flame)
With a thousand silent promises (silent promises)
We never thought to name

But seasons fold their colors (colors)
And we forgot the lines (forgot the lines)
I still whisper pieces (still whisper)
In another time (another time)
Ahh-ahh, la-la, I think you loved me once

[bridge]
Maybe we were wonder (we were wonder)
Just passing through a spell
Two echoes chasing thunder (chasing thunder)
Never meant to dwell
If you feel the flicker (flicker)
That almost-burning light
Just know I still remember (still remember)
What once felt right

[chorus – final]
I think you loved me once (you loved me once)
Not long ago, not far (not far)
In a world we shaped (we shaped)
From a fallen star

Now I trace your echo (your echo)
Through the wind that stays (wind that stays)
And hold the silence (hold the silence)
Where your name still plays (still plays)
Ahh-ahh, la-da, I think you loved me once

[outro]
Ooh-ooh-oh, mm-mm, la-la
(Once upon, once upon)
(Time...)

[chorus – final]
I think you loved me once (you loved me once)
Not long ago, not far (not far)
In a world we shaped (we shaped)
From a fallen star

[outro]
Ooh-ooh-oh, mm-mm, la-la
(Once upon, once upon)
(Time...)

[Fade to end]

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[Instrumental Intro] [verse 1] Once upon a time, where the air could still remember We traced each other's names in the smoke of distant embers You carried constellations like secrets in your stride I reached for every glimmer, hoping stars would coincide But spells can slip like daylight through the quiet of the blue You drifted into silence, and I vanished out of view [pre-chorus] Mmm-hmm, la-da-da, ooh-oh Curtains fell on a shadow show (shadow show) [chorus] I think you loved me once (you loved me once) In a dream too wild to hold (too wild to hold) Where voices hummed like silver (silver) And every word felt bold But echoes dim to silence (dim to silence) And sparks don't beg to stay (don’t beg to stay) I still wear your promise (still wear your promise) In the quiet gray (in the gray) Ahh-ahh, la-la, I think you loved me once [verse 2] There were lanterns in our footsteps, rhythms in our air We spoke in shapes and shadows, pretending we were there Your voice once carved a melody that kept me from the stone Now every line rings hollow in the hush I walk alone (walk alone) And time redraws the borders of what never found its name The fairytale unravels, and we vanish from the frame [pre-chorus] Ooh-ooh, la-da-da, mmm-mmm Glass wings falling through a sunless bloom (sunless bloom) [chorus] I think you loved me once (you loved me once) Like a hush before the flame (before the flame) With a thousand silent promises (silent promises) We never thought to name But seasons fold their colors (colors) And we forgot the lines (forgot the lines) I still whisper pieces (still whisper) In another time (another time) Ahh-ahh, la-la, I think you loved me once [bridge] Maybe we were wonder (we were wonder) Just passing through a spell Two echoes chasing thunder (chasing thunder) Never meant to dwell If you feel the flicker (flicker) That almost-burning light Just know I still remember (still remember) What once felt right [chorus – final] I think you loved me once (you loved me once) Not long ago, not far (not far) In a world we shaped (we shaped) From a fallen star Now I trace your echo (your echo) Through the wind that stays (wind that stays) And hold the silence (hold the silence) Where your name still plays (still plays) Ahh-ahh, la-da, I think you loved me once [outro] Ooh-ooh-oh, mm-mm, la-la (Once upon, once upon) (Time...) [chorus – final] I think you loved me once (you loved me once) Not long ago, not far (not far) In a world we shaped (we shaped) From a fallen star Now I trace your echo (your echo) Through the wind that stays (wind that stays) And hold the silence (hold the silence) Where your name still plays (still plays) Ahh-ahh, la-da, I think you loved me once [outro] Ooh-ooh-oh, mm-mm, la-la (Once upon, once upon) (Time...) [Fade to end]

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