Boxes (one day)

Verse 1 I packed the past in boxes Labeled them “one day” Taped ’em shut with quiet hope Then put ’em away Moved my heart to a new place Different walls, new view But every room I walk into Still kinda looks like you Tried new music, new prayers New streets, same ache Like changing the frame around my life But keeping the same face Told my friends I’m movin’ on Said it like it’s proof But healing’s got a funny way Of tellin’ on the truth Pre-Chorus I said I’m good, I said I’m fine Said it enough, it sounded true But every quiet room I’m in Still got echoes of you Chorus We did everything they said Time, distance, distractions Blocked your name, changed my ways Avoided reactions But healing don’t move in straight lines It zig-zags through reactions We tried everything to move on Does that make us sadder? Verse 2 I drove past places we used to go Swore it didn’t sting But memories don’t ask permission They just slip right in I let the seasons change their clothes Thought I’d do the same But winter stayed inside my chest Even when spring came I boxed up pictures, boxed up words Boxed up who we were But you can’t bubble-wrap a heart And not expect it to hurt Thought distance was a remedy Thought silence was the cure But space just makes the questions loud And doubt feel more secure Pre-Chorus I said I’m good, I said I’m fine Practiced it like lines in a play But truth don’t care how strong you act It finds a way Chorus We did everything they said Time, distance, distractions Filled the gaps with someone else Temporary reactions But healing don’t move in straight lines It circles back to patterns We tried everything to move on Does that make us sadder? Bridge (Soft / Stripped) Maybe closure ain’t a door Maybe it’s a scar Maybe letting go don’t mean Forgetting who we are Maybe “one day” ain’t a lie Maybe it’s just slow Maybe love don’t disappear It just learns to grow Final Chorus (Lift) We did everything they said We followed every chapter But hearts don’t read the rules we write They don’t care what comes after If healing don’t move in straight lines Maybe that don’t matter We tried everything to move on Maybe that just means We loved a little harder Outro (Soft) I packed the past in boxes Still sittin’ in my hallway Maybe I’ll open them someday… But not today.