Halfway to Forever

I built a life in my head, a perfect place, You and I standing there, face to face. I dreamed of mornings with sunlight on skin, Now mornings arrive, and the walls close in. I gave my heart like it had no edge, Fell into your promises, hung on every pledge. But your words were knives, your touch was thin, And I’m left with the weight of the love I couldn’t win. Time moves forward, and I stand still, Halfway through life, swallowed by the chill. I’m halfway to forever, but forever’s gone, Carrying dreams that don’t belong. I wanted a home, a hand to hold tight, Instead I’m alone in the endless night. I loved too much, I hoped too hard, And now I’m broken, holding a scar. I counted the years like grains of sand, Every one slipped straight through my hands. I trusted too deeply, I gave too free, Now the mirror shows a stranger staring back at me. The world kept spinning, I kept waiting, For love that never came, for hearts that weren’t breaking. I wore devotion like a tattered coat, Now I’m sinking in the river of words you never wrote. I’m haunted by dreams that never arrive, By hopes that scream but can’t survive. I’m halfway to forever, but forever’s gone, Carrying dreams that don’t belong. I wanted a home, a hand to hold tight, Instead I’m alone in the endless night. I loved too much, I hoped too hard, And now I’m broken, holding a scar. I am a hopeless romantic, beaten and bruised, Carrying the torch for a love you refused. I’m pathetically waiting, eternities away, Hoping somehow, someday… you’d stay. I’m halfway to forever, but forever’s gone, Carrying dreams that don’t belong. I wanted a home, a hand to hold tight, Instead I’m alone in the endless night. I loved too much, I hoped too hard And now I’m broken, holding a scar. Halfway to forever… Halfway to forever… And the dreams I lost… are still here with me.