Our Broken Hit

(Verse 1) Black ice on the dashboard, shinin' in the rain Wrote the anthem 'bout the girl who lit my candle flame Honeymoon gone sour, but the chorus stillin' Now the fame's a buzzsaw, choppin' up the rhythm On the grind, movin' fast, gotta make it no cap But the feelings got a life of their own, hard to trap She was my muse, my mirror, my escape from the trap Now the hits got heavier, but the heart's still crackin' (Chorus) 'Our Broken Hit' went platinum, diamond, and gold But the love that fueled it all just got cold Now the crowds are gone, the fame's a heavy load But the melody still lingers, on this empty road (Verse 2) Can't play the chorus live, it's a wound too fresh to read Every note a reminder of the love that got led By the grind and the turbans, nowhere left to flee Now the songs are unreleased, just whispers in the breeze Till I saw a stranger silhouette in the haze Singing lyrics I wrote, tears stainin' her disguise She knows the words by heart, like they're etched in her veins A ghost from my past, bringin' back all the scenes (Bridge) The success is loud, but the silence is deeper Love turned to static, or was it just fear? The fame was a magnet, pulled her away like a feather Now here she is, singin' the songs about the after The loss, the struggle, the future we missed The diamonds and ice, the loneliness we hid (Chorus) 'Our Broken Hit' went platinum, diamond, and gold But the love that fueled it all just got cold Now the crowds are gone, the fame's a heavy load But the melody still lingers, on this empty road (Verse 3) She ain't the same, but she knows the key To the lock my heart put on the song and the beat Tearin' up the lyrics, makin' me wanna kneel This connection, this energy, can't be sealed Some love ain't lost, it's just changed its form Like a butterfly, comin' out of the storm She's the echo, the phantom limb, the lingering scent Singin' the songs I wrote 'bout the end and the lament (Outro/Punchline) Heartbreak's the hook that's undeniable But in her eyes, I see the love that never really left From the peak to the pit, the hits that we've kept This love's a scar, but it's still the one that bleeds So here's to the hits, the losses, and the way we met Some love just lingers, even after you're gone, or so it seems It's a feeling so deep, it breaks you, but it never ends That love was real, it just got rearranged.