In the Vain

I kept your letters in a box
Tied with words we never said
A thousand pages folded up
But none of them could bring you back

I still replay the things I lost
Each echo sharper than the last
Like broken glass beneath my feet
I bleed for things I couldn't keep

I tried to heal, but it still remains
A quiet ache inside the vein

All I gave, all I tried
Carved in silence, left behind
I held on till my hands gave way
But love can't live where ghosts still stay
It's not enough to bear the pain
When every beat feels just the same
I poured my heart in hopes you'd change
But it was all
In the vain

I watched you fade like morning mist
Still chasing something that won't exist
And I became what I despised
A hollow face with practiced lies

I whispered truths into the dark
But shadows never leave a mark
Now every promise, every thread
Is tangled in the words unsaid

And even now, I wear the chain
Of loving you
In the vain

All I gave, all I tried
Carved in silence, left behind
I held on till my hands gave way
But love can't live where ghosts still stay
It's not enough to bear the pain
When every beat feels just the same
I poured my heart in hopes you'd change
But it was all
In the vain

I don't hate you, but I'm tired
Of praying to a fading fire
And calling that devotion
When it was just erosion

All I gave, all I tried
Felt like living just to die
I held on till my hope went dry
Now even tears won't justify
It's not enough to feel the strain
If nothing real is left to gain
I loved you past the edge of sane
But it was all
In the vain