(Verse 1)
I’m painting a picture with invisible ink
Standing on the edge, watching it sink.
I sent you a signal, a flare in the night
But you never looked up, you never saw the light.
I built a cathedral out of whispers and hope
While you were just handing me the end of a rope.
I’m analyzing pauses, dissecting the tone
Making excuses for why I’m alone.
(Chorus)
Don’t wait for the ship that isn't coming in
Don’t fight a battle that you cannot win.
Don’t water the flowers that are already dead
Stop living inside the words that he said.
Stop begging for time he won't give away
When you’re just a shadow at the end of his day.
Stop breaking your heart for a locked, empty door
You can’t make him love you... not anymore.
(Verse 2)
I wrote you a novel, you read just a page
I’m the only actor on this silent stage.
I thought if I loved you with enough force
I could change the river, I could alter the course.
But you’re like a statue, cold to the touch
And maybe the problem is I feel too much.
I’m trading my dignity for a moment of grace
Just to be a stranger in your crowded space.
(Bridge)
Why is the silence louder than the scream?
Why am I the ghost haunting my own dream?
I’m trying to wake up, I’m pinching my skin
But the exit is gone, and I’m locked within.
If love is a fire, then I’m burning alive
While you’re cool as water, watching me survive.
(Guitar Solo)
(Sad, Melancholic, and Drifting)
(Chorus)
So don’t wait for the ship that isn't coming in
Don’t fight a battle that you cannot win.
Don’t water the flowers that are already dead
Stop living inside the words that he said.
Stop begging for time he won't give away
When you’re just a shadow at the end of his day.
Stop breaking your heart for a locked, empty door
You can’t make him love you...
No, you can't make him love you.
(Outro)
Put down the pen.
Close the book.
Walk away without a second look.
It’s not a game if only one is playing.
It’s not love... if only one is staying.
I’m gone.
YSN
