Never Meant to Stay

I ran from everything I feared

But you were always standing there

I built a wall to keep you out

You found a way to disappear

I said I’m fine a thousand times

And wore the lie like second skin

But every step just pulls me back

To where it all begins

You were the calm before my storm

But I was never what you wanted

Now I’m burning through the days

Running faster from the blame

You were never mine to lose

But I still carry all the shame

I was holding on too late

To a fire meant to fade

You were just a lesson learned

I was never meant to stay

I chased the echoes of your voice

In places where you’d never been

And every face became a ghost

Reminding me of what I did

You left without a final word

But somehow that still hurt the most

No closure, just a hole inside

Where I became my own ghost

You were the calm before my storm

And I destroyed us just to feel it

Now I’m burning through the days

Running faster from the blame

You were never mine to lose

But I still carry all the shame

I was holding on too late

To a fire meant to fade

You were just a lesson learned

I was never meant to stay

You gave your light

I turned away

Now I live in what I made

I’m not the hero

I just played the part

And left a mark I can’t erase

Now I’m burning through the days

Still pretending I’m okay

You were never mine to hold

But I still wish you would've stayed

I was holding on too late

To a fire meant to fade

You were just a lesson learned

I was never meant to stay