[Verse 1]
We were neon kids in a paper town,
Dreams written on our sleeves like hand-me-downs.
Summer nights, every street was a stage,
Two beating hearts on the same first page.
You said forever like a vow in the dark,
Like the spark of a match you were scared to start.
I kept every word in a shoebox drawer,
But you kept the key to a locked front door.
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, I should’ve known when the wind turned cold,
You were shifting like stories you never told.
But I held on tight — guess I loved too bold,
Guess I loved too bold.
[Chorus]
’Cause you ran off like lightning,
Striking fast then gone, no warning.
Left me here rewinding
Every midnight, every morning.
You were wildfire on the hillside,
I was rain that held on too long,
Now I’m standing here, rewriting
All the places we went wrong.
Baby, you were lightning —
And I was holding on.
[Verse 2]
I see your shadow in the rearview glass,
A half-written verse from a younger past.
I learned that love doesn’t always stay,
Sometimes it leaves in a dramatic fade.
But I found healing in the broken parts,
In the echoing rooms of a shattered heart.
Now I walk streets where we used to hide,
And it feels like freedom in a brand-new light.
[Pre-Chorus]
Yeah, I should’ve known when the sky turned grey,
You were drifting to somewhere far away.
But I finally learned how to let heartbreak
Be the song I write today.
[Chorus]
’Cause you ran off like lightning,
Striking fast then gone, no warning.
Left me here rewinding
Every midnight, every morning.
You were wildfire on the hillside,
I was rain that held on too long,
Now I’m stronger now, rewiring
Every place we both went wrong.
Baby, you were lightning —
But I’m already moving on.
[Bridge] (Synth-Pop + Indie-Folk Blend)
Maybe love's not meant to stay still,
Maybe hearts grow up on the uphill.
Maybe losing you, truth be told,
Is how I found myself in gold.
Let the storm roll out behind me,
Let the thunder fade to quiet.
I survived the sound of breaking,
Now my heartbeat starts a riot.
[Final Chorus]
Yeah you struck once like lightning,
Beautiful but always fleeting.
Now this song I’m writing
Feels like finally, I'm completing
All the pieces of the hillside,
Where I stood when you were gone—
Now I'm glowing like the sunrise,
Baby, I’m the one that’s strong.
You were only lightning —
But I’ve been the sky all along.
