Jimmy Lamoreau - What I Meant Say Lyrics

The door swung shut, but it didn't make a sound,
Just the weight of my silence echoin' around.
You looked back once, then you turned away,
I should've stopped you, but I couldn't let you stay
I had words in my head like stones in a jar,
But they stayed locked tight as you walked to your car.
"Don't go, I need you," was stuck in my throat,
And I let it drown with the things I never wrote.
What I meant to say got lost in the dark,
Between the thunder of pride and a shattered heart.
Every "I'm sorry" just slipped away,
Now I'm left with the ghost of what I meant to say.
Your headlights stretched across the gravel and grass,
I froze like a shadow in the rearview glass.
The night stood still, but my thoughts ran wild,
Tryin' to catch the truth I'd buried inside.
Words aren't enough when they come too late,
Like flowers on a grave or a locked-up gate.
Now the wind carries echoes of your name,
And I'm stuck in the wreckage, takin' the blame.
I replay the scene like a worn-out tape,
Every line I could've said, every way I'd escape.
But the truth's too heavy when you're standin' alone,
And the things left unsaid chill you to the bone.
What I meant to say got lost in the dark,
Between the thunder of pride and a shattered heart.
Every "I'm sorry" just slipped away,
Now I'm left with the ghost of what I meant to say.
What I meant to say was, "Stay by my side,"
What I meant to say was, "You're my reason why."
Now I sit with the silence, and it's too loud to bear,
What I meant to say still lingers in the air.