Midnight Bruises

Never meant to hurt nobody

Never meant to make you cry

But I was so caught up in myself

I never saw the warning signs

And every promise that I made

Started breaking at the seams

Now I’m lying here awake

Haunted by what could have been

I’d trade every excuse

For one more chance to make things right

But the truth is

Some apologies arrive too late at night

I know I changed you

Made you carry things you shouldn’t have to hold

Made you question all the parts of yourself

That I was supposed to protect

And if I could undo the damage

God knows I’d try

But some mistakes leave scars

No matter how many times

You say you’re sorry

Now your side of the bed is cold

And your picture’s face-down on the shelf

Funny how losing you

Forced me to finally face myself

I replay every conversation

Looking for a different end

Trying to find the moment

When I stopped being your safe place

I’d trade every excuse

For one more chance to make things right

But the truth is

Some apologies arrive too late at night

I know I changed you

Made you carry things you shouldn’t have to hold

Made you question all the parts of yourself

That I was supposed to protect

And if I could undo the damage

God knows I’d try

But some mistakes leave scars

No matter how many times

You say you’re sorry

I don’t need forgiveness

I don’t need you to come back

I just need you to know

I finally understand that

Love wasn’t something I lost

Love was something I let go

And that’s a weight

I’ll carry on my own

I know I changed you

And that’s the hardest thing to live with now

Knowing I became the reason

You stopped believing somehow

And if I could undo the damage

God knows I’d try

But some mistakes leave scars

No matter how many times

You say you’re sorry