██████╗ ██╔══██╗ ██║ ██║ ██████╔╝ ██╔══██╗ ██║ ██║ ██████╔╝ ╚═════╝ [Verse] I kept that day in perfect light Dad’s hands held me high, sky too bright Laughing in the garden, sun on our backs I swore it was gospel, I swore it would last [Pre-Chorus] Then the photo bent at the edge And the smile looked borrowed, the moment on pledge Turns out the sun was a stage light And the love was a line someone forgot to write [Chorus] That day was never what I saw The hero in the story had one foot out the door It was never golden, never pure Just a crooked frame I can’t look at anymore [Verse] I played it on loop when the nights got cold Kept it polished bright so the dark wouldn’t hold Now the colours bleed, the voices feel rehearsed And the warmth tastes like milk left to waste [Pre-Chorus] Funny how a memory rots When the truth finally knocks [Bridge] I want to scream at the kid in the picture Run, he’s already leaving But the kid just smiles back Still believing [Chorus] That day was never what I saw The hero in the story had one foot out the door It was never golden, never pure Just a crooked frame I can’t look at anymore [Outro] I still see that garden sometimes But the grass is dead now And I let it stay that way.
