Sorry, Baby

[Verse 1] You lit the candles just right Red curtains, blue light We held hands in the mirror And whispered “we’re ready” into the night You told us not to cry this time That grief can scare them off But someone said, “what if no one ever loved me?” And you just turned the tape off [Chorus] Sorry, Baby I didn’t mean to make it weird I know the ghosts were fragile And I fogged up all the mirrors You tried to conjure beauty But I kept asking “what’s the point?” You lit a perfect cigarette And vanished at the joint [Verse 2] You said dreams are doorways But I kept crawling through the floor And asking if the flicker Was a sign or just décor We broke your vintage radio It wouldn’t stop the static You said, “you have to let them haunt you” But our sadness turned cinematic [Chorus] Sorry, Baby I made the ghosts feel shy I told them all our secrets And they went back to the sky You built a perfect ending But I rewrote every line Made it dusk forever And said that felt more like mine [Bridge] I know you tried your best With all the velvet, smoke, and wine But grief is just a guest That overstays and eats your mind [Outro] So if you’re out there, Baby We’re still here in the motel We saved you half a cigarette And a dream we’ll never tell