My Dear Boy

Verse

You wore your halo like a crown

Silver smile, you pulled me down

Said my name like something rare

But you never really cared

Velvet voice, a practiced line

Every touch was borrowed time

I was just your in-between

Another face in your routine

Pre-chorus

You held my hand like it was yours

But your heart was keeping score

Chorus

My dear boy…

You loved like it was a game

Soft lips, but you never stayed

Said forever, meant “today”

My dear boy…

I learned your favorite lie

The way you kiss goodbye

Before you even try

You touch like you mean it

But I see right through it

My dear boy…

Verse

Late night calls and shadowed rooms

Perfume mixed with your cologne

You said I felt like something new

Guess you say that to them too

Fingertips along my skin

Like you’re trying to pull me in

But your warmth was never mine

Just a habit dressed as time

Pre-chorus

You traced my lips so carefully

Like a thief of memory

Chorus

My dear boy…

You loved like it was a game

Soft lips, but you never stayed

Said forever, meant “today”

My dear boy…

I learned your favorite lie

The way you kiss goodbye

Before you even try

You touch like you mean it

But I see right through it

My dear boy…

Bridge

I was almost yours

In the quiet dark

In the almost-love

You left your mark

But I won’t break

Like the rest you knew

You collect hearts

I outgrew you

Chorus

My dear boy…

Keep your velvet lies

Your temporary highs

Your love that never tries

My dear boy…

I’m not your souvenir

A moment you disappear

When someone new draws near

You played it perfect

But I survived it

My dear boy…

Goodbye.