The Map to Where You Left Me - ArlenaZara
I pulled the atlas off the shelf tonight
The one we marked under the low lamp light
Every city we said we'd see one day
Now just a memory that's faded away
I trace the highways with a shaking hand
Trying to find the borders of this empty land
It ain't about geography or state lines
It's hidden in the quiet, cryptic signs
This is the map to where you left me
Drowning in tears and doubt
A blueprint of the silence, a guide to figuring out
How many miles of heartache, how many lonely streets
It leads me to the moment your heart learned how to cheat
Right here, where the world went cold and dark
On Shattered Avenue, at the edge of broken park
The X marks not a treasure chest of gold
Just the spot where our future grew old
It's pinpointed right inside this room we shared
On the worn out floor where you said you cared
There's a detour sign at every door I pass
Warning me that fragile love will never last
The legend says beware of sudden chills
And watch for falling promises on lonely hills
This is the map to where you left me
Drowning in tears and doubt
A blueprint of the silence, a guide to figuring out
How many miles of heartache, how many lonely streets
It leads me to the moment your heart learned how to cheat
Right here, where the world went cold and dark
On Shattered Avenue, at the edge of broken park
The compass spins, it doesn't know true north
Just points to every lie you put forth
The scale doesn't measure feet or miles
It measures the distance between your false smiles and I
I'm lost inside these lines that I can't read
Planting bitter memories like seeds
This is the map to where you left me
Drowning in tears and doubt
A blueprint of the silence, a guide to figuring out
How many miles of heartache, how many lonely streets
It leads me to the moment your heart learned how to cheat
Right here, where the world went cold and dark
On Shattered Avenue, at the edge of broken park
The map is staining, the ink begins to run
Shows the precise location of a love undone
Right here, right where you drew the line
Right here, the end of you and I
The map to where you left me
Is this heart of mine?