Still Chasing Daylight

We talk in reruns, same lines, same lies
Your voice on loop like a late-night drive
I trace the cracks in the ceiling again
Counting the ways we don't make sense

You say I'm fine with a crooked smile
Like duct tape holding for a little while
I read between what you never say
Static buzzing, giving you away

We're one spark from a blackout
One word from a fallout
I feel it building in my chest

We were just pretending, weren't we?
Playing house in a burning city
Kissing like it fixes everything
While the walls cave in quietly

Now I'm screaming in the silence
Drowning in your absence
Tell me where the hell we went wrong
If it felt so right for so long

Your hoodie still on my bedroom chair
Like you might walk in and find it there
I keep the light on past 3 am
Like hope might finally let you in

We said forever like we meant it then
Now it sounds like a joke we can't defend
You turned your back, I bit my tongue
Two ghosts dancing to a broken drum

We're one spark from a blackout
One breath from a letdown
I feel it tearing through my chest

We were just pretending, weren't we?
Building dreams on a fault line, baby
Saying things that we didn't mean
Just to keep from going crazy

Now I'm screaming in the silence
Fighting your ghost in my headspace
Tell me why it still feels strong
When I know you're already gone

Maybe we were just a habit
Something safe, automatic
Late-night calls and empty static
Love turned into something tragic

I tried to hold what kept slipping
Watched it fall while we were tripping
On every word we never said
Now it's just noise inside my head

We were just pretending, weren't we?
Dancing on the edge so carelessly
Hearts wide open, no safety net
Now there's nothing left but the regret

I'm still screaming in the silence
Yeah, I hate how much I miss it
Tell me was it ever real
Or just something we invented?