Could We Have Changed by Cordelia Cross

“Could We Have Changed” by Cordelia Cross
A raw and emotional ballad about fractured bonds, unresolved hurt, and the haunting ache of what might have been if healing had come sooner.

Lyrics:
[Verse 1]
You drew the lines before I could speak,
Built up the walls where I felt so weak.
I lived in the echoes of what you lost,
Paying a debt I never once cost.

[Pre-Chorus]
Your silence carved deep into my skin,
But I still hoped we'd make amends within.

[Chorus]
Now you're gone, and I'm left with the ache,
Of words unspoken and hearts that break.
You punished me for ghosts you couldn’t face,
But I still miss your voice, your flawed embrace.
Could we have changed, if time gave one more day?
Now I'm drowning in things I couldn’t say.

[Verse 2]
I saw your pain in the way you’d hide,
Behind a smile too tired to survive.
And I wore the blame like second skin,
While you fought battles you’d never win.

[Pre-Chorus]
I wanted more than what we became,
But now I just whisper your name.

[Chorus]
Now you're gone, and I'm left with the ache,
Of words unspoken and hearts that break.
You punished me for ghosts you couldn’t face,
But I still miss your voice, your flawed embrace.
Could we have changed, if time gave one more day?
Now I'm drowning in things I couldn’t say.

[Bridge]
Would it have hurt to just try to see,
The child who only wanted to be free?
Now the frame sits still, collecting dust,
A picture of love, cracked by mistrust.

[Chorus]
Now you're gone, and I'm left with the ache,
Of words unspoken and hearts that break.
You punished me for ghosts you couldn’t face,
But I still miss your voice, your flawed embrace.
Could we have changed, if time gave one more day?
Now I'm drowning in things I couldn’t say.

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“Could We Have Changed” holds the quiet grief of unresolved love—unfolding the pain of inherited wounds, unanswered questions, and the longing for a second chance that never came.