Stone

//©️Lyrics by Qpid [Verse 1: energetic guitar riffs] You swore the air was safe to breathe, But I taste the smoke behind your teeth. Fingers traced a promise in the dust, Now it’s slipping through like both of us. The city hums like a closing door, Footsteps swallowed in the floor. You told me, “Keep your eyes ahead,” But I swear I heard your voice again. [Pre-Chorus: dramatic guitar riffs] And maybe I was never meant to know, How fast a moment turns to stone. [Chorus: anthemic] You were fire in my lungs, You were gold in my hands, Now you’re nothing but embers and sinking sand. I reached too soon, I held too tight, And you disappeared into the night. [Verse 2: additional guitar riff] I built a home on hollow ground, Now every step just pulls me down. You said, “Some things don’t belong to time,” But I can’t find you between the lines. Ashes twist like falling leaves, They spell your name, then scatter free. I swore I’d never break the spell, But I broke it just by looking back myself. [Pre-Chorus] And maybe I was never meant to know, How fast a moment turns to stone. [Chorus] You were fire in my lungs, You were gold in my hands, Now you’re nothing but embers and sinking sand. I reached too soon, I held too tight, And you disappeared into the night. [Bridge: Soft, then building—regret, realization, unraveling.] I should’ve known, I should’ve stayed, I should’ve let you slip away. But the more I held, the more you burned, And now there’s nothing left to save. [pre-chorus: Music swells, then drops into silence before final chorus] [Final Chorus: Raw, stripped down, resigned] You were fire in my lungs, You were gold in my hands, Now you’re nothing but embers and sinking sand. I reached too soon, I held too tight, And you disappeared into the night.