After the Goodbye - Niko Jarell
We dance in the kitchen
Under fluorescent glow
Spinning the records
We played soft and slow
Your hand in my hand
Felt like forever then
No hint of the ending
No thought of the wind
Everything perfect
No cracks in the frame
Life was a picture
We never would name
Before it broke
When love was a river that flowed
Undamaged, unbroken
In the light that we glowed
Before it broke
We were endless and whole
I miss the innocence
Of that beautiful soul
Before it broke
Picnics in parks
Where the wildflowers grew
Laughing at nothing
Just me and you
The world was our canvas
Painted in gold
Stories unfolding
We never grew old
No storms on the horizon
No weight in the air
Just hearts intertwined
Without a single care
Before it broke
When love was a river that flowed
Undamaged, unbroken
In the light that we glowed
Before it broke
We were endless and whole
I miss the innocence
Of that beautiful soul
Before it broke
Now I sift through the pieces
On quietest nights
Holding the fragments
That still feel right
They whisper the purity
Of what once was true
A time when the world
Was just me loving you
Before it broke
There's a softness that lingers behind
In the memories glow
Where our hearts intertwined
Before it broke
I carry that spark through the dark
Grateful for moments
That left such a mark
Before it broke
Before it broke
