Years Of You

[Intro: Stripped Back | Melancholic Atmosphere]
I never learned to let you go,
Even as the years began to show.
You left, but somehow stayed,
A ghost of love that never fades.
[Verse 1: Vulnerable Vocals | Male Vocal]
I was your constant, your steady hand,
A place to fall, a place to land.
You’d come to me when the world grew cold,
But never stayed for my heart to hold.
You danced with others, in light and grace,
And I stood watching, lost in your trace.
I gave you all, it wasn’t enough,
Loving you was a wound, so rough.
[Pre-Chorus 1: Emotional Build | Stripped Back]
Every glance you gave, every fleeting word,
A cruel reminder, a tether burned.
[Chorus 1: Climactic | Emotional Swell]
Years of you, carved into my soul,
A love unbalanced, out of control.
You’re the storm I could never weather,
Tied to your heart, though we’re not together.
[Post-Chorus 1: Melancholic Atmosphere]
Every tear, every sigh,
A piece of me that won’t say goodbye.
[Verse 2: Nostalgic Tones | Male Vocal]
Your wedding dress, a bitter sting,
Another man slips on your ring.
And still, you tell me late at night,
That sometimes you miss holding me tight.
You break me gently, piece by piece,
A love that lingers but brings no peace.
I hear your voice, it feels like home,
Even though I’m always alone.
[Pre-Chorus 2: Building Intensity | Vulnerable Vocals]
Every stolen word, every whispered lie,
A quiet promise that I live to die.
[Chorus 2: Climactic | Layered Arrangement | Added Resignation]
Years of you, etched into my soul,
A fire that burns, but leaves me cold.
You’re the storm I couldn’t survive,
A love that’s dead, but keeps me alive.
[Instrumental Break: Emotional Swell]
[Bridge: Emotional Bridge | Orchestral Build]
I see your smile, it splits the dark,
A fleeting glimpse, a dying spark.
I hate myself for holding on,
For loving you when you’ve long since gone.
You gave me just enough to stay,
A love that never finds its way.
I hate myself, but not enough,
To let go of this broken love.
[Verse 3: Stripped Back | Vulnerable Vocals]
You call me when your heart feels light,
When the world is calm, and love feels right.
I hold my breath for words you’ll say,
But nothing changes, it’s just another day.
I know I’m your tether when life’s unkind,
A quiet fool who waits behind.
Each time you leave, it tears me through,
But I’d still die for years of you.
[Chorus 3: Emotional Swell | Building Intensity | Bittersweet Resolution]
Years of you, still haunting my soul,
A shadow that time can’t make whole.
You’re the storm I learned to embrace,
Tied to your heart, in love’s cruelest space.
[Post-Chorus 2: Vulnerable Vocals | Stripped Back]
I’ve spent my life in your orbit, still,
A prisoner to a love I can’t kill.
[Outro: Powerful Outro | Decrescendo]
I’ll take these years, these scraps you gave,
And carry them with me to the grave.
Loving you was my only crime,
A sentence that lasts a lifetime.
[Fade out]