Some nights, I lit a candle And left the door unlocked Hoping your silence was just distance Not goodbye But every flicker in the dark Was just my heart pretending it still had a home I gave you my dreams And you sold them for secrets But even now I don't hate you I hate how much I still wish you loved me, right? I remember nights we watched the rain Through city lights and window panes You said forever with tired eyes While hiding truths behind your lies I wore your name like it was gold But you were never mine to hold These are the nights I should've slept Not cried for what I never cared You kissed me deep and disappeared Left your ghost in every mirror I danced with hope, I bled with grace And woke alone – love that is It's just the love that breaks These are the nights I should have slept Not cry for what I never cared You kissed me deep and disappeared I left your ghost in every mirror And I danced with hope, I bled with grace And woke alone in our own I walk past our café today The chairs still hold your shape, your name A stranger sat in your old seat But still I couldn't breathe These are the nights I won't forget The lies you wrapped in sweet regret But I survived the cruelest truth You never loved me like I loved you Tonight, I'll finally sleep Not because I've stopped loving you Because I've started