Gold and Grief

Verse 1

I was born beneath a flame,

Shaped to carry someone's name.

Not for glory, not for gold,

But to keep two hearts from growing cold.

The day you slipped me on your hand,

Even silence seemed to understand.

You smiled like morning after rain...

I've never seen that smile again.

Pre-Chorus

I never leave...

I never sleep...

I keep the promises you couldn't keep.

Chorus

I'm just a ring...

But I remember love.

I still feel the warmth

You're no longer dreaming of.

You wear me every single day,

Yet every heartbeat sounds farther away.

I'm made of gold...

But I've become

The heaviest thing you've ever worn.

Verse 2

I've watched your hands begin to shake,

Holding letters you could never save.

You've learned to laugh for everyone,

Except yourself when day is done.

People say that time can heal,

But metal knows what hearts conceal.

Every scratch upon my face

Has learned the shape of your embrace.

Bridge

If I could fall...

I'd leave your hand.

Not because I stopped believing...

Because I'd rather break apart

Than watch your soul keep bleeding.

Final Chorus

I'm just a ring...

A circle with no end.

Still holding on

To someone who can't mend.

If love should ever find you home,

Let these old scars turn into gold.

Until that day...

I'll stay...

The saddest ring...

Still loving...

Its owner.