The More It Consumes

*Title: “The More It Consumes”* (Verse 1) I sat beside the water, watching clouds turn red and gray, Like every time I let you go — now I’m lost in yesterday. You said you loved me, but I felt like I was fading slow, A quiet storm inside my chest that only you could know. (Chorus) The more our pain consumes us, The more it takes its toll… It whispers through the silence, And tells me I don’t belong. But even in the darkness, Even when I fall apart, I still remember how you looked at me — Like I was worth the heartbreak. (Verse 2) Now the mountains stand like witnesses to what we broke, And the sky above is crying tears we can’t unmake. You left before the sun came up, before I could say goodbye, Left me here with nothing but the memory of your smile. (Bridge) Maybe love isn’t meant to last forever, But maybe it’s meant to teach us how to feel so deep. If this is the cost of loving someone true,