Tears Mean Something Else

Thought about our wedding, how magical it’d be

Me in a dress, you in a suit waiting for me

Sparks in the air, families side by side

Tears in our eyes, hearts open wide

I played it out like a scene in a dream

Golden rings, forever it seemed

But life had other plans, it seems so cruel

You made your choice, and I feel like a fool

Now the tears are for a different reason

Not joy, not vows, just the wreckage of the season

All the things I thought would happen

Disappeared with the wind, gone with no pattern

You up and left, no warning, no note

Now I’m lost, and I don’t know how to cope

The fairytale's burned on the shelf—

Now the tears mean something else

I saved photos, wrote our last name

Practiced your vows, did the same

I pictured forever in your eyes

Now I can’t look without asking why

Your silence echoes down these halls

Like empty dresses on closet walls

You promised me more than this quiet goodbye

But all I have now is the echo of why

Now the tears are for a different reason

Not joy, not vows, just the wreckage of the season

All the things I thought would happen

Disappeared with the wind, gone with no pattern

You up and left, no warning, no note

Now I’m lost, and I don’t know how to cope

The fairytale's burned on the shelf—

Now the tears mean something else

I don’t hate you, but I hate this hole

You took the future and left the toll

Every “what if” plays on repeat

While I’m stuck picking up broken dreams beneath my feet

Now the tears are for a different reason

Not love, not hope—just grieving the seasons

Of what could’ve been, what should’ve stayed

But you turned and walked away

You up and left, and I’m still here

Wearing white in a mirror full of fear

The story changed, but I’m still myself—

Even if the tears…

Now mean something else