Verse 1
Five years ahead of me, you were already running
I thought you had it all figured out
You smiled like you knew the world’s secrets
and I followed
Every party, every laugh, every wrong turn
You told me, “Life’s for loving everybody”
But I learned
That loving everybody can break you
if you’re just trying to fill a hole that never stops growing
Verse 2
You’d give your time, your body, your soul
to strangers who didn’t even know your middle name
And the ones who would’ve stayed
the ones who prayed for you
You pushed them away like they were heavy
I thought that’s what living free looked like
Until I felt my own hands empty
my own heart hollow
and realized it wasn’t freedom at all
Chorus
You were chasing the next fix
calling it love
Pouring yourself into cups
that never held anything for long
And I was right there
trying to keep up with you
But all I ever wanted
was you to stay
Verse 3
You taught me how to hide my pain behind a smile
How to leave before the light comes
How to make “goodbye” sound like “I’ll see you soon”
But I saw you crumble in quiet moments
when the room emptied out
and no one was there to see you break
I tried to pull you back
but you just kept walking
eyes fixed on something I couldn’t see
Something I think you never really found
Bridge
Maybe you thought you were saving me
by bringing me along
But you can’t save someone
if you’re still trying to save yourself
Final Chorus
You were chasing the next fix
calling it love
Pouring yourself into places
that drained you dry
And I was a shadow
learning all the wrong lessons
Five years behind you
But already losing the ones who truly loved me
Because I was too busy trying to be
just like you
Outro
Five years ahead of me, you were already running
And now I’m learning to stop
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