STAYED TOO LONG

Olivato Songs

Compositor: Olivato Songs

I stayed too long on ground that was never mine
Traded promises for hours, gave more than I had inside
Left a part of me where no one else can see
Now I walk through halls that no longer know me

He sweeps the street wearing what he doesn't feel
Makes noise, calls the world, but none of it is real
He cleans the spots where I cried in silence
And the one who once led me just wipes away my guidance

I saw the bag opened without a word
They touched what was his, and what I gave unheard
Black like the doubt if they’ll remember me
And all the love I gave so selflessly

And what if one day I come back and no one sees?
If the name I spoke with love fades in the breeze?
If he and the other smile, pretending I was never there?
If all I was just vanishes into air?

The hall of honor holds water I never drank
Bottled up emotions in every silent thank
I built, protected, gave my all when they came
But now I fear, did he do the same?

They gave me a moment, a speech, a goodbye
But tomorrow’s the thing that still makes me cry
Not for what I was – but for not being recalled
For seeing my name erased, my story stalled

And what if I return and no one waits for me?
If they look like strangers where I used to be?
If he traded my silence for someone new?
If the place that shaped me echoes like it never knew?

I stayed too long
And maybe too long is still not enough
For someone to remember my love