Verse One:
Shattered glass, broken promises
Shards of dreams we tried to force
On sleepless nights, our bed divides
What is all this fighting for?

Prechorus One:
Don’t you put this all on me
I’m not taking all the blame
It always seems to be the same
But don’t set me free

Chorus:
(instrumental)

Verse Two:
Eternity, for you and me
Forever didn’t last that long
Meaningless; a fleeting kiss
A symbol of a love that’s gone

Prechorus Two:
I can’t take this anymore
And I don’t know what we should do
But I think we could see this through
And make it like before

Bridge:
This just can’t be how it ends
Just shut it down and walk away
Don’t you tell me that’s okay
Can’t leave this hanging on regrets

Backstory

I wrote this song about my high school girlfriend. We dated for almost 4 years. She moved away, but we promised to make it work. I still remember when during one of our many phone calls, she told me it wasn’t going to work. I felt like my 19-year-old heart was ripped out. The worst part? I already had a non-refundable bus ticket to go see her. So I went. I found out during that trip that she had been seeing someone else, and that’s why she had to break it off. I felt like I had been shot, stabbed, or poisoned. I remember giving her a hug goodbye at the Greyhound station and writing the first draft of this song on the bus ride home.

Song Info

Author: Conrad MacIntyre
Feel: 90s Rock Ballad ala Matchbox 20.
Tempo: 93bpm
Key: G Major (F Major in the Bridge)
Time: 4/4