[Intro]
A quiet room, a clock ticks slow, miles in the hollow of a room
[Verse 1]
We carved our names in the summer air, thought time would hold us tight
But seasons learned to pull us apart, like tide lines fading from the light
I whisper through the phone in breathless tones, asking where the hours went astray
We were bright sparks in a crowded night, then silence found its way
[Pre-Chorus]
If there’s a map for the heart’s remains, I’d follow every fading sign
But roads grow cold, and I’m left with your last words etched in mine
[Chorus]
Why did distance grow between us, when we swore to stay so close
I keep tracing every memory, of when your laughter was a rose
If I could turn the hands of time, I’d pull you back to yesterday
With every missed chance, I ache a little more today
[Verse 2]
We stitched our days with ordinary things, now empty corners feel the weight
Old photos bloom with a bittersweet ache, of a chorus we could not rehearse to fate
I hear your voice in the flicker of a streetlight, a whisper on a winter breeze
The space between us hums like a distant drum, a reminder of what couldn’t be
[Pre-Chorus]
If there’s a map for the heart’s remains, I’d follow every fading sign
But roads grow cold, and I’m left with your last words etched in mine
[Chorus]
Why did distance grow between us, when we swore to stay so close
I keep tracing every memory, of when your laughter was a rose
If I could turn the hands of time, I’d pull you back to yesterday
With every missed chance, I ache a little more today
[Bridge]
Maybe love is patient, maybe love is cruel, or maybe I’m learning to let go
But the ache stays quiet, like rain on a shuttered window, asking why I didn’t know
[Chorus]
Why did distance grow between us, when we swore to stay so close
I keep tracing every memory, of when your laughter was a rose
If I could turn the hands of time, I’d pull you back to yesterday
With every missed chance, I ache a little more today
[Outro]
So I hold the echoes, in the hollow of my hands, and listen for your name in the night
Distance learned our faces apart, yet the ache keeps a candle, burning bright
