Remember when we were just a seed, all potential, sun on our face Said we'd grow into something evergreen, find our rhythm, set our own pace Starlight promises whispered low, in the hush of a summer night Held onto that feeling, let it grow, bathed it in artificial light But the soil was wrong, or maybe the rain, never quite fell the way it should Cracks started showing, a whisper of pain, misunderstood, misunderstood Bud, that's all we ever were, a promise hanging in the air Never bloomed, never unfurled, just a maybe, a silent prayer And the weight of what could be, crushes what is, constantly Guess some things aren't meant to flower, just fade softly, hour by hour Tried to force it open, every petal, willed it into vibrant hue Ignored the signs, the settling metal of goodbye, sharp and true Clung to the image, the ghost of a chance, played the scenes inside my head While you were already taking a stance, leaving words unsaid, unsaid And the silence grew louder than any storm, a chasm opening wide Now I'm picking through pieces, keeping them warm, though everything inside has died Bud, that's all we ever were, a promise hanging in the air Never bloomed, never unfurled, just a maybe, a silent prayer And the weight of what could be, crushes what is, constantly Guess some things aren't meant to flower, just fade softly, hour by hour Maybe in another life, a different season, the stars aligned just right We could have reached for the heavens, no reason to hide from the light But here, under this bruised sky, the roots were too weak to hold Just a fragile beginning, a whispered goodbye, a story left untold And the ghost of your touch still lingers, a phantom warmth on my skin A reminder of what my heart still fingers, the beauty that could have been, could have been Bud, that's all we ever were, a promise hanging in the air Never bloomed, never unfurled, just a maybe, a silent prayer And the weight of what could be, crushes what is, constantly Guess some things aren't meant to flower, just fade softly, hour by hour