[Intro]
Fading lights, the room’s too dim,
Shadows curl where thoughts begin.
I’m stuck here, chasing what could’ve been.
[Verse 1]
I’m sprawled across this creaking floor,
Old photographs, they scratch the core.
Your laughter’s trapped in frames I hoard,
A ghost that hums through every chord.
I trace the lines where we went wrong,
The nights too short, the days too long.
My chest’s a knot, it pulls so tight,
Regret’s the thief that haunts my night.
[Chorus]
What could’ve been, it burns like ash,
A fleeting spark, a fading flash.
I’m reaching out, but you’re not there,
Just empty echoes in the air.
Oh, what could’ve been, it cuts so deep,
A wound I guard, a truth I keep.
[Instrumental Break 1]
[Verse 2]
I walk these streets, they’re cold and bare,
Your shadow lingers everywhere.
The diner glow, the songs we’d share,
Now just a hum in frosted air.
I’m talking to the walls again,
They don’t reply, but they pretend.
Each step’s a fight to not look back,
But memories claw, they always crack.
[Bridge]
Did I let you slip, or did you fade?
Was it my fault, the mess we made?
I’m drowning in the “what if” haze,
Lost in the fog of yesterdays.
[Instrumental Break 2]
[Chorus - Reprise]
What could’ve been, it twists the knife,
A half-dreamed ghost of a better life.
I’m screaming to the void you left,
Each word a theft, each breath a theft.
Oh, what could’ve been, it won’t let go,
A bruise that festers, a hurt I know.
[Outro]
The stars don’t shine the way they did,
The world feels heavy, tightly lidded.
I’m here, just thinking what could’ve been,
A flicker lost where thoughts begin.