Used to be

I’m pacing lines across this empty floor Tracing shadows toward a closing door How can one soul house a double life? The sharpened truth and the hidden knife You built a kingdom out of shifting sand With a heavy heart and a sleight of hand I’m exhausted by the mask you chose to wear Breathing in the smoke of a love that wasn’t there. (Chorus) I’m tired of the two-faced lies And these cold, one-hearted goodbyes It’s not the exit that’s tearing me apart It’s the dual nature of a fractured heart I don't want you back, I know I’m free But I miss the ghost of who you used to be. (Verse 2) Some things hit with a different kind of weight A slow-burn ache that arrived too late I’m better off, I say it till it’s true But there’s a specific ghost I’m talking to The version of you that lived to see me smile The one who promised me the extra mile The man who said he’d lay his life down flat If it meant a "forever" underneath his hat. (Bridge) I loved you with every spark I had to give In the quiet space where we used to live But there are chapters better left unread And heavy secrets better left unsaid I’m searching the static, wondering where we fell Between the heaven you promised and this hollow shell. (Chorus) I’m tired of the two-faced lies And these cold, one-hearted goodbyes It’s not the exit that’s tearing me apart It’s the dual nature of a fractured heart I don't want you back, I know I’m free But I miss the ghost of who you used to be. (Outro) The one who loved me... The one who’s gone. I’m keeping the light And leaving the dawn. (Unsure where we went wrong...) (Better left unsaid.)