I carried your weight, I gave you my name
Stood in the shadows, bore all the blame
Through sleepless nights, I built your dawn
But in your silence, I was gone
You turned away, no words, no sign
A wedding bell that was never mine
I watched you fade into another life
No farewell kiss, no last goodbye
Used and left behind
A hollow heart, a shattered mind
You call me when the need returns
But love is not a bridge to burn
Used and left behind
Was I a father, or just a spine?
Now you appear with a child in your arms
“Adore them, Father, keep them from harm.”
But how can I touch what I don’t know
When all I feel is the undertow?
I was your shelter, I was your wall
But you only rise to watch me fall
Is this my purpose, is this my fate?
A faceless ghost you now create
Used and left behind
A hollow heart, a shattered mind
You call me when the need returns
But love is not a bridge to burn
Used and left behind
The blood is mine, but the soul’s denied
Used…
And left…
Behind