Cold Ashes

(Intro - Slow, melodic piano with light cello)
(Whispered) If you loved me...

(Verse 1)
If you loved me then
How was it easy to let me go?
Just another memory on your shelf
A story you could easily forget
I gave you all the fire I had
But I was dancing in a blizzard alone
I was holding onto a spark
That was never, never really there.

(Chorus)
You told me I was your everything
Said I was the one you’d marry
Turns out it was never true
You never loved me
You never loved me
Now the ashes are cold
And the story is old
You never loved me.

(Verse 2)
If you loved me, you would have stayed
And fought the storm for us
Instead of letting me go
I’m looking back at a picture
That is burning at the edges
A hollow promise you made
A fire that you knew would go out.

Chorus)
You told me I was your everything
Said I was the one you’d marry
Turns out it was never true
You never loved me (me-me)
You never loved me
Now the ashes are cold
And the story is old
You never loved me.

(Bridge)
I’m still searching for the warmth
In a house built on lies
Was I just a temporary light
In your long, dark night?
I wasted all my breath
Trying to make a phantom shine.

(Chorus)
You told me I was your everything
Said I was the one you’d marry
Turns out it was never true
You never loved me (me-me)
You never loved me
Now the ashes are cold
And the story is old
You never loved me.

(Outro - Fading out, piano slowing down)
Loved me...
Never loved me...
Just a memory...
Turned to dust...
(Long pause)
Goodbye.

Tempo: 75 BPM-tempo, heavy bass, contemporary R&B, Trap-Pop, female