The Dream Wasn’t Real
[Intro] (Soft piano, distant echoes) I wasn’t looking for forever… I wasn’t looking for love… Then you happened. ⸻ [Verse 1] You came around when my heart was fragile When healing felt so far away Started as nothing, that’s what we called it But somehow it changed day by day Late night talks till the sun came up Inside jokes nobody knew And every little piece of attention Made it harder not to fall for you I told myself not to get attached Told myself this wasn’t real But lonely hearts don’t follow logic When somebody makes them feel ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] And maybe that’s where I got lost Inside a story I wrote in my head Taking breadcrumbs and turning them Into promises you never said ⸻ [Chorus] I fell in love with the “what if” With the future I could see While you were just passing through And I was hoping you’d choose me Now you’re gone like I meant nothing Like we never crossed that line Blocked me out without a warning And left my heart behind The dream wasn’t real But every feeling was And that’s the part that hurts the most When you’re the only one in love ⸻ [Verse 2] I keep replaying conversations Looking for signs I somehow missed Trying to find the moment You stopped seeing me in all of this Was I just somebody temporary? A place to land when you felt alone? Cause I built a home inside my heart While you were never coming home You moved on with your life so easy Like the chapter never mattered at all And I’m still sitting with the memories Trying not to answer when they call ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] Cause I wasn’t losing what we had I was losing what I hoped we’d be And that’s a different kind of heartbreak When you’re grieving a fantasy ⸻ [Chorus] I fell in love with the “what if” With the future I could see While you were just passing through And I was hoping you’d choose me Now you’re gone like I meant nothing Like we never crossed that line Blocked me out without a warning And left my heart behind The dream wasn’t real But every feeling was And that’s the part that hurts the most When you’re the only one in love ⸻ [Bridge] I keep replaying every moment Looking for a sign I somehow missed Wondering if you ever felt it Or if I was loving this alone Maybe I created something beautiful From pieces that were never there Maybe I got lost inside a fantasy Cause you were never really there ⸻ [Final Chorus] I’m letting go of a dream that wasn’t real Trying to heal from a love I couldn’t heal You moved on and closed the chapter Like our story never had a name While I’m learning how to live without you And carry all this pain Cause I spent so long believing Maybe someday you’d choose me too Now I’m grieving someone who’s still alive And that’s the hardest thing to do The dream wasn’t real… But every feeling was. [Outro] (Soft piano fading) Maybe that’s what hurts the most… You were real… The dream wasn’t.
