Forever Gone

Some love stories don't get happy endings
Some hearts break and never stop mending
This is about the one that got away...

Pictures in my phone that i can't bring myself to delete
Complete devastation every time our eyes would meet
Sweet memories turning bitter like expired wine
Fine lines between love and hate, but you were always mine
Mind playing tricks, thinking i can hear your laugh
Staff at our favorite restaurant still asks about your half
Past tense conversations, but my heart's still in present
Pleasant dreams turn nightmares when i wake up in your absence

You're forever gone, gone, gone
Like a song i can't forget the melody
Forever gone, but you're still in my dreams
Nothing's ever gonna be the way it used to be, used to be
I call your phone, but it just rings and rings
Left me here to wonder 'bout a lot of things
Forever gone, and i can't let you go
You're the only love i'll ever really know

Philosophical about pain, but emotions ain't logical
Chronological timeline of our love feels mythological
Apology letters that i wrote but never sent
Meant every word, but pride is where my weakness went
Spent years building walls just to keep the hurt away
Way we used to talk for hours, now there's nothing left to say
Pray to god for closure, but some wounds don't ever heal
Real recognize real, and what we had was real

You're forever gone, gone, gone
Like a song i can't forget the melody
Forever gone, but you're still in my dreams
Nothing's ever gonna be the way it used to be, used to be
I call your phone, but it just rings and rings
Left me here to wonder 'bout a lot of things
Forever gone, and i can't let you go
You're the only love i'll ever really know, really know

Three years later, and i still sleep on one side of the bed
Still order food for two when I'm eating alone
Still catch myself saving funny memes to send you
Before i remember you're not coming home
They say if you love something, set it free
If it comes back, it's meant to be
But what they don't tell you is what to do
When it flies away and never comes back to you

Rapid fire emotions ricocheting through my chest
Best intentions couldn't save us from this mess
Blessed to have loved you, even if it had to end
End of the story, but i'd do it all again
Again and again, like a record on repeat
Beat myself up thinking 'bout our last heartbeat
Complete surrender to the fact you're really gone
Dawn breaks, but i'm still singing sad songs

You're forever gone, gone, gone
For the love we had, even though it's painful
Forever gone, but you taught me how to feel
Now i know what love is, i know that it's real, it's real
Your number's disconnected, but the love still rings
Through my heart, through my soul, through everything
Forever gone, but you'll live in every song
Beautiful memories of a love that was strong, that was strong

Forever gone doesn't mean forever forgotten
Your love planted seeds in a heart that was rotten
Made me believe in magic, made me believe in more
Forever gone, but forever in my core
Some loves are meant to last a lifetime
Others teach us how to love in no time
You were my teacher, my blessing, my curse
Forever gone, but you made me better first