Words Never Confessed

I trace your name in the dust on the glass
Try to let go, but the echoes last
Every word I didn't say
Still finds its way back to yesterday

You looked at me like I was already gone
I stayed quiet, tried to play it strong
But silence cuts deeper than lies
And I'm still bleeding on the inside

I almost said I needed you
But the fear spoke louder than truth
Now the space between's too wide to cross
And I'm stuck holding what we lost
I didn't fight, I didn't stay
Just let it all slip away
And now the weight won't leave my chest
You were the words I never confessed

Your shadow moves through my every day
In the quiet moments I lost my way
Tried to replace you with noise and light
But nothing ever really felt right

I built walls thinking I'd feel safe
But now I'm just cold in my own escape
Thought time would heal what I ignored
But I only feel it more

I almost said I needed you
But the fear spoke louder than truth
Now the space between's too wide to cross
And I'm stuck holding what we lost
I didn't fight, I didn't stay
Just let it all slip away
And now the weight won't leave my chest
You were the words I never confessed

Maybe I waited too long to change
Now everything feels out of range
I should've broken before I bent
Now I drown in what I never meant

I almost said I needed you
But the fear spoke louder than truth
Now I live with what I let decay
And watch the light just fade away
I didn't fight, I didn't stay
Just let it all slip away
And now the silence screams the rest
You were the words I never confessed