End Before We Knew

(Verse 1)
I remember summer bleeding gold,
We were seventeen and feeling old,
City lights in blurry frames,
Calling out each other’s names.

(Pre-Chorus)
Every moment slipping through my hands,
Like a song I barely understand.

(Chorus)
Is this the end of beginning?
Or just the start of letting go?
We were young and never listening,
Now we’re strangers that we used to know.

(Verse 2)
Polaroids and empty streets,
Dancing to forgotten beats,
We said we’d never fade away,
But forever didn’t stay.

(Pre-Chorus)
Time keeps moving even when we don’t,
Holding onto things we know we won’t.

(Chorus)
Is this the end of beginning?
Or just the start of letting go?
We were young and never listening,
Now we’re strangers that we used to know.

(Bridge – softer)
Maybe we were meant to burn,
Not to last but just to learn.

(Final Chorus – bigger)
Is this the end of beginning?
Or just another door to close?
We were fire in the evening,
Now we’re echoes in the smoke.