Cold Ashes

(Intro - Slow, melodic piano with light cello)

(Whispered) If you loved me...

(Verse 1)

If you loved me then

How was it easy to let me go?

Just another memory on your shelf

A story you could easily forget

I gave you all the fire I had

But I was dancing in a blizzard alone

I was holding onto a spark

That was never, never really there.

(Chorus)

You told me I was your everything

Said I was the one you’d marry

Turns out it was never true

You never loved me

You never loved me

Now the ashes are cold

And the story is old

You never loved me.

(Verse 2)

If you loved me, you would have stayed

And fought the storm for us

Instead of letting me go

I’m looking back at a picture

That is burning at the edges

A hollow promise you made

A fire that you knew would go out.

Chorus)

You told me I was your everything

Said I was the one you’d marry

Turns out it was never true

You never loved me (me-me)

You never loved me

Now the ashes are cold

And the story is old

You never loved me.

(Bridge)

I’m still searching for the warmth

In a house built on lies

Was I just a temporary light

In your long, dark night?

I wasted all my breath

Trying to make a phantom shine.

(Chorus)

You told me I was your everything

Said I was the one you’d marry

Turns out it was never true

You never loved me (me-me)

You never loved me

Now the ashes are cold

And the story is old

You never loved me.

(Outro - Fading out, piano slowing down)

Loved me...

Never loved me...

Just a memory...

Turned to dust...

(Long pause)

Goodbye.