I wish I Knew You

[Verse 1]
The sirens paint the quiet red,
And I can’t unsee what’s in my head.
A story written far too soon,
In a room that forgot how to bloom.
There were pieces of a life left there,
Photographs and childhood prayers.
And I just stood there, still—
Wishing I had known your name.

[Pre-Chorus]
You were more than what they’ll say,
More than the pain that took you away.

[Chorus]
I wish I knew you when the world felt small,
When the dark was close, when the hurt would call.
I wish I could’ve shared the weight you wore,
You didn’t have to face that storm alone.
Now all that’s left is quiet air—
And me, wishing I was there.

[Verse 2]
The walls were lined with notes and dreams,
Little echoes of what used to be.
I swear I felt your soul still near,
Like a whisper only grief can hear.
And I thought about the life between,
All the moments no one’s seen.
The laughter that the world forgot,
And how it ends without a thought.

[Pre-Chorus]
We never meet until it’s too late,
But maybe love can still translate.

[Chorus]
I wish I knew you when the world felt small,
When the dark was close, when the hurt would call.
I wish I could’ve shared the weight you wore,
You didn’t have to face that storm alone.
Now all that’s left is quiet air—
And me, wishing I was there.

[Bridge]
If time could bend, I’d find your street,
Knock your door, and let you speak.
You’d tell me things I’d never judge,
We’d talk until the night gave up.
And maybe that would be enough.

[Final Chorus]
I wish I knew you when the world felt small,
When your hope was faint but not yet gone.
I wish you knew you weren’t alone,
That pain can fade, that hearts come home.
Now all that’s left is quiet air—
And me, whispering, “I wish I was there.”

Somber post-hardcore ballad about loss and empathy—wishing you could’ve saved someone who felt unseen.