The sun was setting on an ordinary day
Nobody knew the storm was on its way
You wore a smile that fooled us all so well
Carried your pain in a place you wouldn’t tell
You laughed in the hallways, talked about your dreams Nothing was ever quite the way it seemed Looking back now, I replay every sign
Wondering how much hurt you hid behind your eyes Pre-Chorus]
We thought tomorrow was a promise we could keep Never imagined we’d be crying in the streets Chorus] Seventeen forever, frozen in time
A life unfinished, a mountain left to climb
The flames rose high, but you were gone before
Impact stole the future you were fighting for
Now your empty chair says more than words can say A whole lifetime vanished in a single day
You looked so happy, nobody could see
The war you were fighting silently Verse 2]
The car caught fire in the darkness of the night
Sirens painted sorrow in the flashing lights
People gathered, praying it wasn’t true
Then the call came in, and the world split into two
No final goodbye, no chance to understand
Just heartbreak falling like sand through our hands The dreams you carried disappeared into the smoke Leaving behind a thousand hearts you broke Pre-Chorus] And every question lingers in the air The kind that never seem to go anywhere
Chorus] Seventeen forever, frozen in time
A life unfinished, a mountain left to climb
The flames rose high, but you were gone before
Impact stole the future you were fighting for
Now your empty chair says more than words can say A whole lifetime vanished in a single day
You looked so happy, nobody could see
The war you were fighting silently
Bridge]I saw you one last time beneath those funeral lights Trying to find the friend I knew with all my might But life had been erased by tragedy and pain And standing there, nothing looked the same Your cap and gown are memories that will never be No walking across that stage for everyone to see No senior summer, no future plans to chase Just photographs and tears we can’t replace And that’s the part that breaks me every day How someone can be smiling while they’re fading away You never know the battles hidden out of sight Behind the brightest faces, behind the kindest eyes Verse 3]
Now your name is spoken softly in the halls
Written in yearbooks and memories on walls
Seventeen years was never long enough
For someone who deserved so much more love
The world kept turning, but it doesn’t feel the same
Every graduation season brings your name
A missing piece that time can never mend
A daughter, a classmate, a beautiful friend
Final Chorus]
Seventeen forever, frozen in time
A life unfinished, a mountain left to climb
The flames rose high, but you were gone before
Impact stole the future you were fighting for
Now your empty chair says more than words can say A whole lifetime vanished in a single day
You looked so happy, nobody could see
The war you were fighting silently
Outro If love alone could have kept you here
You’d still be standing with us, I miss you
DylilaRose
