He said he’d build me a porch, white rails and dreams A future carved in cedar and in quiet routines We traced the years in blueprints, I memorized the lines While he built someone else’s life behind mine Where do you go when your forever wasn’t true? A ghost in my bed, while I kissed goodbye You left without leaving, you tore me in two Now every nail in that house feels like a lie I wake up choking on the weight of the air Tears burn like acid, and you’re not there But your silence still sleeps in my chest How do I trust when I’ve loved a theft? Where do you go when your forever wasn’t true? A ghost in my bed, while I kissed goodbye You left without leaving, you tore me in two Now every nail in that house feels like a lie You promised me wood and wind and a place to grow old But you sold me smoke and stories already cold I laid down roots, you burned the ground I scream in silence—still no sound Where do you go when your forever wasn’t true? A ghost in my bed, while I kissed goodbye You left without leaving, you tore me in two Now every nail in that house feels like a lie There’s ash where love should’ve stood You built her the porch—I carried the wood
