Lyrics

What I Didn't Say Yves Stilmant ©2025 ASCAP
[Verse 1]
I wish I had stayed when you asked me to stay
But I walked away, like I always do
I kept all the words locked deep in my chest
Now they echo like ghosts in an empty room
[Chorus]
Oh, I wish I could go back
Oh, I wish I could stay
Oh, I wish I could hold on
To the things I threw away
It's the weight of the quiet
It's the cost of the pain
All the things I didn't do
And what I didn't say
[Verse 2]
The time that I lost chasing something not real
All the love that I held but refused to feel
I see every face I turned into a name
And I carry the silence like it's my shame
[Chorus]
Oh, I wish I could go back
Oh, I wish I could stay
Oh, I wish I could hold on
To the things I threw away
It's the weight of the quiet
It's the cost of the pain
All the things I didn't do
And what I didn't say
[Verse 3]
I built all my walls just to feel safe inside
But now I can't tell where I end or hide
The chances I missed still call out my name
And the roads I avoided still look the same
[Bridge]
If I could start again, just one more day
I'd face all my fears, I'd beg you to stay
But time is a thief that don't give it back
It just leaves you alone with the things you lack
[Chorus]
Oh, I wish I could go back
Oh, I wish I could stay
Oh, I wish I could hold on
To the things I threw away
It's the weight of the quiet
It's the cost of the pain

All the things I didn't do
And what I didn't say
[Outro]
So I whisper to stars, and I hope they forgive
For the life that I lost, for the love I didn't give
And I carry it all, like a name on a stone
What I didn't say, I now call my own