Cold River

You held my hand like it meant forever

But your eyes were miles ahead

We carved our names on that weathered old cedar

Now the wind whispers what we never said

Reading that, I wouldn’t trust

Words can lie when hearts combust

You said “it’s nothing,” but silence screams

I was drowning in the quiet between

Cold river, run wild and free

Take the pieces you stole from me

Not long ago we were 23

Now you’re a ghost in every dream

Leaving you — is that a must?

Or is it just the price of trust?

I keep chasing shadows in the dust

But you’re not coming back to us

We were fire in July heat

Now I walk alone down rusted streets

Your laugh still echoes in the fall

But your number don’t ring at all

Memories burn like midnight oil

Love don’t bloom in barren soil

I stitched your name in all my plans

Now I rip the seams with shaky hands

Cold river, run wild and free

Wash away what’s left of me

Not long ago we were 23

Now I’m stuck between who we used to be

Leaving you — is that a must?

Or just the wreckage of lost trust?

I tried to hold on, but I knew I must

Let go before the steel turns to rust

Maybe in another life, we’d stay

Or maybe we were always meant to fade

The stars we danced beneath don’t shine the same

But I’ll never curse your name

Cold river, take what’s true

And leave me what’s left of you