A Future Only I Could See

Take my hand, hold it in
Don’t let go unless to kiss me
Break that night you said “give in”
‘Cause darling, I loved you quietly

I would’ve lived that timeline
Leading to us on a ranch somewhere
Away from them, away from me
You did for me what I couldn’t dare

All the stars are meaningless without their light
All this time you cut short just to save your pride
Every choice you made inside your mind
My voice was only noise in your life

Leaving me was your best choice
Realizing our future lived in my head
Did you ever consider us?
Consider we could be happy instead?

I’d love to wish you a happy life
But I was never on your mind
No matter what I said or tried
You’d do what you want, every time

So hard to finally let you go
Still wanting to look at your face
Yearning just to feel your touch
Baby, I’m going insane

You’re the loose stitch in my heart
Mending was only a façade
I’m swimming in a pool of my blood
You make me suffer, then call it love

You made me small, you made me wait
Like loving you was my mistake
I held the weight of all your fear
While you disappeared

Leaving me was your best choice
You said forever wasn’t real
Did you ever consider us?
Or how I’d feel what you couldn’t feel

I’d love to wish you a happy life
But my words never changed your plans
I was a secret you couldn’t hold
Slipping right through your hands

I’m mourning someone who’s alive
‘Cause the version I loved already died
You left me here to deal with it
You changed more than you’ll ever admit

This love was a one-way street
I reached for you and got shot in the heart
Still you make me stay up all night
Talking to stars that fell apart

Leaving me was your best choice
I finally learned it wasn’t mine
That future only lived in me
And I loved enough for two that time

So go live the life you chose
I’ll survive the truth you hid
But if you ever hear this song
Know I meant every word of it

You made me want to stay up all night
Talking ‘bout the stars, or just the sky
And even now, when I close my eyes
I’m still there… saying goodbye

Sad indie folk ballad, slow piano and soft strings, intimate fragile vocals, emotional and restrained, male