Shadows of Regret

Silent nights, heavy phone, echoes of past wrongs

She calls, her voice trembling, can't tell if she's just gone

Broken words, shattered silence, tears in her voice

Once she held my heart, now she’s lost her choice

A river of sorrow, pouring wide and deep

Yet I stand outside, my promise to keep

She’s calling from darkness, begging for light

But I see her struggle, her endless fight

I can't feel sorry for what she’s done

Her own shadows, her lonely sun

Broken and crying, her pain I see

But I can’t be the one to set her free

Memories whisper, ghosts of our past

Her tears like rain, but I know they won’t last

She’s searching for meaning in the aftermath

But I’ve learned to stand, don’t cross that path

Echoes of regrets, they haunt her call

But I’ve built my walls, I can’t risk a fall

I can't feel sorry for what she’s done

Her own shadows, her lonely sun

Broken and crying, her pain I see

But I can’t be the one to set her free

Sometimes love’s a distant star, hard to reach

What’s broken cannot always teach

A lesson of remorse, of make-believe

Sometimes you just have to grieve

Her voice fades into the night, unresolved and cold

I carry on, my story told

She’s calling now, just a shadow from the past

No apology I can give that will last

Yeah, you've played your hand, now it's time to face the cold

No more games, no more lies, I’m breakin' free, I'm takin' control

You don't love me, just using my name, call me when you're down, fuelin' your shame

Losing your mind, playin' your game, in the end, I was just your frame

Should've seen it coming, I was blind, you ran to him, left me behind

Heart's frozen, cold, confined, breaking the chains that you designed

Thought I was your safe place, your everything, your only, but that was just a lie

Now I see through the disguise, time to cut the ties, ain't no tears to cry

Go run to him, I don’t care anymore, your love's a closed door, I won’t implore

My love turned to ash, cold as winter’s floor, I’m done being your fallin’ shore

When you call next time, I might ignore, don’t waste my time, I won’t restore

Your reason for my heart's cold core, walk away, I can’t take no more

You chose him over us, now you’re stuck in the dust, forgotten trust, it’s a bust

Stand your ground, don’t adjust, I won’t be your crutch or your fuss, enough’s enough

Talking to yourself, or other father's shell, you decided, now I can tell

No more rescue, no more dwell, I’m just a story you won’t retell

You made your choice, now walk the line, I won’t be there to pick you up this time

Stuck like Chuck, with your crime, love turned to rust, no more rhyme