Love and Goodbye

[Intro] The night holds quiet where our shadows used to live A whisper of your name rustles through the rain [Verse 1] We met under stars that promised forever in a smile Trust built slow, like a bridge we guarded with our hands But secrets slipped between the boards, a crack in the light You said forever, but forever slipped away in the night I kept my promises, though my heart began to bleed Love whispered truth I chose to bend for you to breathe Now the room breathes dust of what we could have been I’m learning to say goodbye to the us I’ve seen in dreams [Pre-Chorus] And every kiss felt like a vow that time could unmake But the billows of doubt rose, turning hope to ache [Chorus] Love and goodbye, a fever and a prayer Dreams pull me closer, then pull me back from air I’m staying away, yet your ghost won’t fade In the silence between us, I hear what we could have made Love and goodbye, the ache I can’t deny I fold the pieces of us, let the stubborn truth lie I walk toward tomorrow, though you’re haunting my sleep Dreams keep me tethered, but I’m choosing to breathe [Verse 2] Decisions cut like winter wind across the open wounds Circumstances crushed us, pressed us down until we broke I rose from the debris, learned to stand on a lone truth That loving you still hurts, but freedom is hope The path ahead is jagged, but it’s mine to choose To mend what’s left of me, to find a different fuse Promises kept, promises bent in the heat of the fight I’m moving through the dawn, stepping back into the light [Pre-Chorus] The weight of what we were still weighs on my chest Yet I’ll trade the bitter pain for a chance at rest [Chorus] Love and goodbye, a fever and a prayer Dreams pull me closer, then pull me back from air I’m staying away, yet your ghost won’t fade In the silence between us, I hear what we could have made Love and goodbye, the ache I can’t deny I fold the pieces of us, let the stubborn truth lie I walk toward tomorrow, though you’re haunting my sleep Dreams keep me tethered, but I’m choosing to breathe [Bridge] If hearts can mend, it will take the courage to let go If paths diverge, I’ll walk the road I don’t know [Chorus] Love and goodbye, a fever and a prayer Dreams pull me closer, then pull me back from air I’m staying away, yet your ghost won’t fade In the silence between us, I hear what we could have made Love and goodbye, the ache I can’t deny I fold the pieces of us, let the stubborn truth lie I walk toward tomorrow, though you’re haunting my sleep Dreams keep me tethered, but I’m choosing to breathe [Outro] One last breath for the love I’ll always keep One last look at the dawn where we’ll both breathe deep