Cold River

[Verse 1]
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

[Chorus]
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

[Verse 2]
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

[Chorus]
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

[Bridge]
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

[Outro]
Cold river, take what’s true
And leave me what’s left of you

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