"Fade to Grey"

Verse 1)

I built my walls up high, brick by brick, alone

Learned too young that love can leave, and silence feels like home

Mom and Dad were ghosts behind the door

So I learned not to need, not to ask for more

(Pre-Chorus)

Too many dreams I buried alive

Hope’s just a flicker that won't survive

Now I’m standing in the afterglow

Some scars don’t scream — they just quietly show

(Chorus)

I gave and I gave, still came up dry

She dressed up her leaving in a beautiful lie

I saw through the cracks, the hurt in disguise

And I won’t be the echo in someone else’s life

I’m done… I’m done… I’m done

(Verse 2)

She whispered my name to the one who broke me

Traded my truth for comfort so cheap

I wore my silence like armor, like skin

But every night alone, I caved within

(Pre-Chorus)

Too many dreams I tucked away

Hoping someone might beg me to stay

But now I stand in the pouring grey

Some wounds don’t bleed — they just never go away

(Chorus)

I gave and I gave, still it wasn’t enough

She called it love, but it felt like a bluff

I see through the charm, the guilt, the decay

And I won’t be a ghost in her play

I’m done… I’m done… I’m done

(Bridge – stripped back)

She ran from the mirror, from what she’d done

But I won’t carry the weight of her run

That’s her story to face, not mine to write

I’m turning the page, I’m stepping into the light

(Outro – build to soft instrumental fade)

I’ll break the cycle, I’ll learn to fight

If I ever have kids, they’ll sleep through the night

No more secrets buried in the flame

Some scars don’t fade — but I’ll heal my name