Before You Turned Away

The door was open, the sky was gray
You stood there quiet, about to walk away
I had a hundred words to say
But none of them knew how to stay
You looked at me like you still hoped
Like maybe love was still untold
And I just let that moment go
Regret has never moved so slow
If I had asked you to stay
Would you have turned and looked my way?
Could we have rewrote the end
Before we both forgot pretend?
If I had held your trembling hand
Would we have learned to understand?
But silence chose the louder part
And you walked off with half my heart
I saw your shadow fade from view
Like every dream I thought I knew
I told myself it's for the best
But love doesn't settle for "almost" at rest
The rain began, but didn't fall
Like tears we never shared at all
I whispered truths into the air
But you were gone, you weren't there
If I had asked you to stay
Would time have bent a different way?
Could we have fixed what came undone
Before goodbye replaced the sun?
If I had said just one more line
Would you have still been somehow mine?
But I just watched you slip away
And wondered every single day
Love isn't loud, but it should be
When hearts are breaking silently
And now you're somewhere I can't find
Still living in my quiet mind
If I had asked you to stay
Would we be somewhere else today?
Would laughter fill the cracks we made
Instead of echoes that won't fade?
If I had braved the fear inside
Would you have stayed right by my side?
But I let go and watched you leave
And now all that's left... is make-believe