Promises

I built my faith on words you said

On future lines you never meant

I read the signs, I filled the gaps

Turned empty space into a map

I gave you silence, gave you trust

Believed the best, ignored the dust

But hope’s a blade when held too tight

It cuts the deepest when you’re right

I held my breath for way too long

Mistook your calm for something strong

I set my expectations high

You let them fall, you let them die

I trusted dreams you never sent

In promises we both pretend

I reached for more, you stepped away

I learned the truth the hardest way

I wanted real, you wanted space

That’s how hope turns into waste

You said “just wait”, I did my time

Watched every maybe rot with time

I carried weight you couldn’t feel

Mistook your distance for something real

I dressed the truth in better words

Ignored the doubt I never heard

I saw a future in your eyes

You saw a moment passing by

I held the line, you crossed your own

I called it love, you called it gone

I set my expectations high

You let them fall, you let them die

I trusted dreams you never sent

In promises we both pretend

I reached for more, you stepped away

I learned the truth the hardest way

I wanted real, you wanted space

That’s how hope turns into waste

Maybe it’s on me

For reading too deep

For turning your silence

Into something I need

Maybe the lesson

Was never about you

But knowing when hoping

Stops being the truth

Final Chorus

I set my expectations high

Not knowing they would be my crime

I chased a version that you weren’t

And paid the price in what I learned

I wanted real, you wanted light

Something easy, something slight

Now I let go, I understand

Some hopes are better left unplanned