[Verse 1] Sunset drive, heading out on the highway line Crossing counties just to catch an hour of your time Late-night bites, before the strict dorm closes the gate Counting minutes on the phone, just to hear you late Seeking silent peace, I found shelter in your gentle realm I guarded your youth, giving me a place to stay [Verse 2] I lied about the library just to run away with you A 17-year-old girl, didn't know what I wanted to do Uniform soaked in alcohol, stumbling back to the dorm My parents called, father's rage, and the price I had to pay [Verse 3] Next morning, sixty classrooms reading out your shame Discipline warning signed with your young, reckless name But you didn't care about the whispers in the hall Back then, I was your shelter through it all [Pre-Chorus 1] Stacked my love high, watched it burn into the dark Caged my own hunger just to save your innocence You held back your physical desire, waiting till I grew to be The woman I am, while I was too young to see... [Chorus 1] Who’s spending what I earned? How could you view me in this light? I taught you how to feel, I taught you how to love Now you’re showing someone else what I was dreaming of All the care I tailored just for you These echoes, these echoes... keep breaking me in two [Verse 4] I know I was a storm, throwing tantrums in the dark When I failed my exams, you lit fireworks in the park Just to see me smile through the dormitory glass You built a quiet sanctuary while I was dancing with fire I felt so loved, so cherished in your space But you were too young... to feel my grace! [Bridge] Then you brought a stranger to break my peaceful door Swapping my lifetime of devotion for something obscure I didn't yell, I only asked with a wounded sound: "Are you replacing me now? Is your love fading out?" [Pre-Chorus 2] That afternoon, the 11-year chasm grew too wide I was in love with being loved, but couldn't give you the same I was just a teenager playing an adult game I had to leave, I had to let your kingdom drown To find out who I was outside your ancient town [Chorus 2] Who’s spending what I earned? Who’s walking through my light? No one is stealing what you built in the night I showed you how to love... now you’re with somebody else Because you nurtured my soul, you helped me find myself These echoes, these echoes... will forever hold your name [Post-Chorus] I was a young and restless soul inside your gentle hands I’m sorry for the teenage heart that couldn't understand You think you built a haven that someone else came to claim But every piece of grace I have carries your unwritten name I didn't waste the love you gave, it wasn't spent in vain [Outro] You taught a wild girl how to love... And I will carry the warmth of your tender rain
