(Verse 1) I traced your name across my bedroom wall, Thought if I waited, maybe you would call. Every little memory keeps pulling me apart, Like a bandage that’s been wrapped around a broken heart. You said that time could make the hurting fade, But every promise slowly washed away. Now I’m learning how to stand alone, In a house that never really felt like home. (Pre-Chorus) I kept believing you’d come back someday, But hope can only carry so much weight… (Chorus) You were my remedy… but you’re not. I thought you healed every wound I got. Turns out I was holding onto smoke, Trying to breathe through every word you spoke. You were the light inside my darkest thoughts, The cure I needed… but you’re not. Now I’m finding pieces that I forgot— You were my remedy… but you’re not. (Verse 2) I still catch myself reaching for my phone, Just to remember you’re already gone. Funny how a silence can be loud, When it follows someone who made you proud. Maybe loving you was all I knew, Maybe I confused missing you with truth. Now the mirror shows a different face, Someone slowly learning they’re okay. (Pre-Chorus) The medicine was never in your hands, It was hidden in who I became… (Chorus) You were my remedy… but you’re not. I thought you healed every wound I got. Turns out I was holding onto smoke, Trying to breathe through every word you spoke. You were the light inside my darkest thoughts, The cure I needed… but you’re not. Now I’m finding pieces that I forgot— You were my remedy… but you’re not. (Bridge) Maybe I don’t need another rescue. Maybe broken hearts can heal themselves too. Maybe every scar becomes a map, Leading me to somewhere you can’t have. I was searching for the answer in your eyes, When the answer was mine the whole time. (Final Chorus) You were my remedy… but you’re not. You couldn’t fix everything I lost. Now the sun is breaking through the gray, And I’m finally choosing me today. You were the chapter, not the plot. A lesson wrapped inside a knot. I’ll remember every good and every flaw, You were my remedy… But you’re not. (Outro) No… you’re not. And somehow… that’s enough.
