[Verse] I was young, just an unwanted seventeen or so you were a beacon through the fog of my self-worth a heart that was frayed, mended in your presence I’d loop your block after school, hoping for a glimpse smiling at the thought of it but scared to explain no story required, your face welcomed me in young love bloomed sweet like a honeysuckle blossom [instrumental break] [Verse] We spoke of a future built on childish oaths but the foundation was weak, the supports giving way You wanted a break, and I was left in pieces pain fell in cracks that I tried to fix with golden words It was enough to patch us once, but the seams wouldn’t hold While I tried to be better, you were living another life Now I dismantled everything we planned, hammer in hand [Pre-Chorus] You looked right past the only thing that mattered; I would have given everything for the right heart. [Chorus] I found myself in the wake of your mistakes I was everything you never learned to keep Now you’re chasing what you let slip away and I finally see the worth of who I am. [Verse] Life moved on, I kept my distance, didn’t look back A knock at the door, a face from a past I left behind Ten years gone by, that chapter all but forgotten You brought our past, a memorial of your regrets Pages full of moments I no longer belonged to For you, a three-ring apology; for me, it was nothing I left the door open, but my heart had long closed [Pre-Chorus] My shoulders won't bear the weight of your choices, and I am not your cure for the shame you carry. [Chorus] I found myself in the wake of your mistakes I was everything you never learned to keep Now you’re chasing what you let slip away and I finally see the worth of who I am. [Bridge] You say you were young, you were sorry, you see it clearer and maybe that’s true, but regret isn’t a time machine. You had your shot when I’d have traded breath for a glance; that version of me doesn’t exist anymore. And truth is I’m making big plans, and they don’t involve you. [Outro] Keep the photos if they help; I’ll keep the person I became.
