What We Could’ve Had It

Ah-ah, oh-oh-oh-oh
You and me
We could’ve been something
What we could’ve had it?
What we could’ve had it?

We painted futures on cracked walls
Talked about forever through midnight calls
I held your name like it meant salvation
You held my hands like hesitation
We had the fire, but no control
We had the dreams, but lost our soul
Every kiss had a taste of doubt
Now I see what it was all about

We were close, but never aligned
So much love, always mistimed
You said forever, but never stayed
And I still break when I hear your name

What we could’ve had, I still see it in my sleep
Running through the past like it’s something I could keep
It hurts more than what we were
Cause what we could’ve had was pure
Now I’m stuck with all the silence
And the ghosts of our defiance
What we could’ve had it?
What we could’ve had it?

We lost it all before it bloomed
Now I live in what we never knew

You said: It’s not the right time
But there’s never been a perfect line
I would’ve fought the world for you
But you folded like paper too
I gave you songs, you gave me reasons
But reasons don’t hold through seasons
We were something almost right
Almost love, almost light

We danced near flames we couldn’t tame
Left behind more than just names
You moved on, and I pretend
But what we could’ve had
It never ends

What we could’ve had, I still see it in my sleep
Running through the past like it’s something I could keep
It hurts more than what we were
Cause what we could’ve had was pure
Now I’m stuck with all the silence
And the ghosts of our defiance
What we could’ve had it?
What we could’ve had it?

Maybe in another life, another place
We’d get it right, no time to waste
But not this one, not this year
All we have are unshed tears

And maybe that’s the saddest part
We never even got to start

What we could’ve had, I still see it in my sleep
Running through the past like it’s something I could keep
It hurts more than what we were
Cause what we could’ve had was pure
Now I’m stuck with all the silence
And the ghosts of our defiance
What we could’ve had it?
What we could’ve had it?

Ah-ah, ah-ah
We could’ve had it
We should’ve had it
But we never did