[Intro]
Softly, the clock keeps countin’ heartbeats in the dark
We learned to hold on, but the light grew dim someplace apart
[Verse 1]
We spoke in quiet promises, a map drawn in the rain
Taught me to trust the echo of your voice but not the pain
If loving is a vow, then time is the cruelest friend we know
Who stays when the road grows bare and the seasons fade to snow
[Pre-Chorus]
I wanted forever, but forever wasn’t meant for two
Still I keep your quiet laughter folded in the corner of the room
[Chorus]
Whoever loves truly and honestly will be the one left behind
Left to carry all the unspoken words we never signed
If love is a distance, I’ll be the memory we find
Whoever loves truly and honestly will be left behind
[Verse 2]
I watch the door stay open for a hope we cannot name
A tenderness that lingers even when the hands forget your name
If mercy is a shelter, then I’ll stand at the gate alone
Guarding every quiet moment carved into our bones
[Pre-Chorus]
I wanted forever, but forever wasn’t meant for two
Still I keep your quiet laughter folded in the corner of the room
[Chorus]
Whoever loves truly and honestly will be the one left behind
Left to carry all the unspoken words we never signed
If love is a distance, I’ll be the memory we find
Whoever loves truly and honestly will be left behind
[Bridge]
Maybe the goodbye was written in the stars we watched collide
Maybe love forgives the leaving, when it’s the only truth we’ve tried
[Chorus]
Whoever loves truly and honestly will be the one left behind
Left to carry all the unspoken words we never signed
If love is a distance, I’ll be the memory we find
Whoever loves truly and honestly will be left behind
[Outro]
So I’ll stand in the quiet, where your shadow meets the light
Loving in the aftermath, holding on as day becomes night
