Lyrics: Friend A
Music: Friend A
Arranger: Friend A
The envelope sits on my desk, dusted with time’s gentle breath
Your name in ink, still fresh as the day I held back the rest
I wrote of longing, wrote of fear, wrote of all I couldn’t say
Then folded it tight, left it to lie—afraid of chasing you away
The street we walked still glows at night, the same old lampposts stand tall
I pass them by, head held high, while my heart recalls it all
I heard you’re living in a town where the sun shines a little brighter
With someone new who holds your hand, and I’m just a distant fighter
I didn’t ask for details, didn’t dare to dig too deep
Afraid the truth would break the calm I’ve worked so hard to keep
The message draft’s still in my phone, typed and deleted a dozen times
Words unsaid, hanging like lead—heavy with what might’ve been mine
I still have the unsent words, hidden where the light won’t burn
Pretending I’m fine, but I’m still learning
To smile through the empty space, to act like it doesn’t phase
But the unsent words keep whispering your name
Unsent words, like a weight I can’t unload
Time’s cold hand, but the feeling won’t erode
We walked so close, yet so far apart
Left with a heart that’s still stuck in the start
Unsent words, sealed with a quiet goodbye
I acted tough, but I wanted to try
The surface calm is just a fragile show
Deep down, I still miss the way we used to know
Unsent words, like a weight I can’t unload
Time’s cold hand, but the feeling won’t erode
We walked so close, yet so far apart
Left with a heart that’s still stuck in the start
Unsent words, sealed with a quiet goodbye
I acted tough, but I wanted to try
The surface calm is just a fragile show
Deep down, I still miss the way we used to know
If I’d hit send, if I’d found the nerve to speak my truth that night
Would we be here, or just another "what if" lost to the light?
I’ll never know, and that’s the cost of letting fear take control
The unsent words remain, a story left untold
I brush the dust from the envelope, run my thumb across your name
Some feelings aren’t meant to be sent—they’re just meant to burn in the flame
Unsent words, like a weight I can’t unload
Time’s cold hand, but the feeling won’t erode
We walked so close, yet so far apart
Left with a heart that’s still stuck in the start
Unsent words, sealed with a quiet goodbye
I acted tough, but I wanted to try
The surface calm is just a fragile show
Deep down, I still miss the way we used to know