[V1]
I thought forever had a name
Then overnight it walked away
No warning light, no final sign
Just silence where I built my life
Now every promise sounds rehearsed
Every “I love you” feels like words
I learned how fast a heart can change
And I never came back the same
[PC]
So I lock the door
Before they leave
If I expect the worst
It hurts less when they prove me right
[C]
I live in the aftermath
Picking pieces from the past
Love came in, love burned out
Now I don’t know what trust is about
I live in the aftermath
Every scar still talks me back
I don’t cry, I don’t collapse
I just live in the aftermath
[V2]
I became the one who gives too much
Trying to earn somebody’s touch
Thinking if I gave my everything
Maybe they would finally stay with me
But love ain’t something you can buy
With sleepless nights and sacrifice
You can give somebody all you are
And still watch them leave you in the dark
[C]
I live in the aftermath
Picking pieces from the past
Love came in, love burned out
Now I don’t know what trust is about
I live in the aftermath
Every scar still talks me back
I don’t cry, I don’t collapse
I just live in the aftermath
[V3]
Now I move like still water moves
No destination left to lose
I’m not broken on the floor
I just don’t reach for much anymore
I don’t need fire, I don’t need lust
I miss something quiet I can trust
A hand in my hair, somewhere to rest
A warm heartbeat against my chest
[B]
I don’t need saving
I don’t need lies
I just want one thing
That doesn’t change overnight
[Guitar Solo - slow crying bends, then rising distorted notes into the final hook]
[C]
I live in the aftermath
But I won’t die inside the past
Love burned down what I once had
But it doesn’t get the rest of that
I live in the aftermath
Still breathing underneath the ash
I don’t cry, I don’t collapse
I survived the aftermath
[O]
Still here.
Still breathing.
Still mine.
