Fading Promises

Two in the morning,

Still talking to the ceiling again.

You promised forever, Guess forever had an end. (hmmm)

Your perfume's gone, but the memories stay,

I hear your voice in the words I don't say.

I gave you my truth,

you gave me disguise,

I loved who you were,

not the person behind your eyes.

I searched for answers,

kept asking you why,

But silence was all you left that night.

Now I'm picking up pieces you left on the floor,

Trying to remember who I was before.

Was I just a moment?

Was I somewhere you could hide?

Did you ever really love me,

Or just love having me by your side?

You're just a ghost in the room,

A fading shape underneath the moon.

I still feel you when the night gets cold,

Still hear the lies that I used to hold.

I gave you my heart,

you gave me goodbye,

Left me with questions and tears I denied.

If love means losing the soul inside me,

I'd rather be alone than let it define me.

Another sleepless night, another battle within,

Trying to find the place where my healing begins.

Everybody says time will make it alright,

But they don't hear my thoughts in the middle of the night.

I don't need perfection or a fairytale,

Just somebody whose loyalty won't fail.

Someone who stays when the feeling gets weak,

Someone who brings me peace when I'm too tired to speak.

I'm afraid of trusting,

but I won't turn cold,

Won't let your betrayal control what I hold.

I can't blame the future for the pain of the past,

But I'll make sure the next love is built to last.

God, if You hear me,

I'm trying to understand,

Why the ones I love slip right through my hands.

Take this anger before it becomes who I am,

Help me find peace with what I don't understand.

Send me no promise that somebody can't keep,

Just a love that stays faithful when the world falls asleep.

A heart that's honest,

a soul that's true,

Someone who gives the same loyalty I do.

And if I must wait,

then I'll wait for a reason,

I'd rather heal alone than repeat another season.

You're just a ghost,

but I'm finding my way,

I'm done begging somebody to choose me and stay.

You took my trust,

but you won't take my soul,

I'll rebuild my heart and regain control.

If love comes again,

let its actions remind me That real love won't leave when the

darkness surrounds me. I don't need forever just to prove I'm enough,

I need something honest,

a love built on trust.

No more chasing. No more pretending.

God, keep my heart open,

But teach me who deserves the key.

I'm letting go.