[Quiet, uneven piano — slow, spacious] The years I’ve stayed Have got to show How much I love you In my quiet way I let you know It hurt me deep When I found You were keeping secrets Talking to someone else Not me [Rhythm shifts — sparse guitar enters] The pain I felt So strong and deep Felt crippling Crippling I have not forgiven you Completely I want to But I’m still so hurt I felt betrayed When I thought we were fine Thought everything was good [Brief pause — piano alone] But I stay Because I love you You’re my family Could I leave? I ask myself If I had to? The answer is yes Because I choose to stay But I could just as easily Choose to walk away [Tempo pulls back — irregular spaces between lines] How do I recover? How do I forgive? Will this pain So deep inside Ever truly go away? Some people say It’s nothing You were just talking Nothing more But I saw the texts Heard your excuses Your apology Heard the desperation In your voice [Low piano notes — restrained, intimate] Trust is always A fragile thing But once betrayed It becomes elusive It seems Now I’m always on my guard Never really relaxing Hard to believe You now Hard to believe You now [Music begins to open — gentle guitar and higher piano] Can time win out? Rebuild hope And trust? Or am I destined To always look at the world In a new way? A jaded way A dimmer world [Long pause] Can time win out? Can time Rebuild hope And trust? [Soft instrumental ending — unresolved chord slowly becomes warm]
