Borrowed Summer

“Borrowed Summer” tells the fragile love between an older man and a much younger woman. He knows it won’t last, yet lives every moment fully. When she betrays him, only memories, regret, and the bittersweet feeling of a love meant to fade remain. "Borrowed Summer" I met you in a café by the river, You laughed like time had never touched your skin. I wore my years like a heavy old coat, You wore the sunlight, you wore the wind. You spoke of dreams that still had room to grow, I spoke in stories already told. But when you took my trembling hand, For one soft moment, I felt less old. I knew the clock was laughing at me, Ticking louder every night. Still I held you like forever Could be stolen in the light. It was a borrowed summer, A fire I couldn’t keep. Your heart was made for tomorrows, Mine for memories I’d reap. I knew it wouldn’t last, love, Still I let you in. Now the season’s over, And I’m alone with what has been. You danced barefoot in my kitchen, Singing songs I didn’t know. You said I made you feel protected, Like a harbor from the cold. I knew the world was calling you, With voices younger, wild, and free. Still I held you every evening, Like you only belonged to me. I always feared the ending, Knew one day you’d drift away. A girl like you was never meant To let an old man make her stay. It was a borrowed summer, A fire I couldn’t keep. Your heart was made for tomorrows, Mine for promises too deep. I knew it wouldn’t last, love, Still I believed the dream. Now the season’s over, And nothing’s what it seemed. I saw the truth in your silence, In the way you wouldn’t meet my eyes. A stranger’s name lit up your phone, And there were no more sweet goodbyes. You said you didn’t mean to hurt me, Said it just “somehow” began. But I was only passing through your life, While he was part of your plan. It was a borrowed summer, And I knew it from the start. You were chasing all your mornings, I was guarding my old heart. I knew it wouldn’t last, love, Still I crossed the line. Now the season’s over, And your shadow isn’t mine. I pass that café by the river, But I never go inside. Some memories are too bright For a heart that’s been denied. It was never meant forever, Just a spark that burned too true. And every lonely evening Still whispers back to you. Tutti i diritti relativi alla musica, ai testi, ai contenuti audio, video, grafica e a qualsiasi altro materiale presente sono riservati e protetti dalle normative vigenti in materia di diritto d’autore. È vietata la riproduzione, distribuzione, modifica, trasmissione o utilizzo, anche parziale, senza preventiva autorizzazione scritta del legittimo titolare dei diritti.