(Verse 1)
You found me growing in the tall green grass
A summer secret that was built to last
I reached for your light like a golden vine
Content to believe that you’d always be mine
But the weather turned sharp and the soil went dry
Under the weight of a cloudless sky.
(Pre-Chorus)
I was vibrant, I was tangled, I was free
But you took the water away from me
Now I’m bending low to the dusty ground
In the quietest garden that can be found.
(Chorus)
Watch as the colors start to turn to rust
Everything we planted is turning to dust
I gave you the petals, you gave me the salt
Now the garden’s a ghost and it’s all my fault
For thinking the spring would never go cold
For holding onto what I couldn't hold
The sky is blue but the garden is gray
A wildflower soul wilts away.
(Verse 2)
The wind is shaking what is left of the stem
I’m counting the"maybes" and the"if only thems"
I used to be wild, I used to be bright
Now I’m just a shadow shivering in the light
You’re a distant sun, too far to feel
While the frost on my heart is becoming real.
(Chorus)
Watch as the colors start to turn to rust
Everything we planted is turning to dust
I gave you the petals, you gave me the salt
Now the garden’s a ghost and it’s all my fault
For thinking the spring would never go cold
For holding onto what I couldn't hold
The sky is blue but the garden is gray
A wildflower soul wilts away.
(Bridge)
I’m dropping my leaves, one by one
Tired of waiting for a glimpse of the sun
You can’t bloom twice in a season of grief
There’s no magic left in a dying leaf.
(Chorus)
Yeah, the colors are gone, they’ve turned to rust
And our"forever" is scattered in the dust
I gave you the petals, you gave me the salt
And I’m standing here watching it all come to a halt
I wasn't prepared for the winter so soon
I’m a dying flower beneath a cold moon
The sky is blue but the garden is gray
A wildflower soul wilts away.
(Outro)
Wilts away...
Wilts away...
Just a weed in the wind now...
Wilts away.
