The Flower I Left Behind

[Verse 1]
I wore my name like lace
Before the hard years came
Now every mirror glass
Feels like a borrowed face

I hear the old house breathe
Under the boards at night
And in the dark I see
The girl I left behind

[Pre-Chorus]
If I could touch her hand
Would she still know my skin?
Would she still call me brave
Before I let the doubt creep in?

[Chorus]
White lily, white lily
Don’t fade away
White lily, white lily
I still know your name

I was there, I was there
When the light slipped off my throat
White lily, white lily
Don’t let me go

[Verse 2]
There was a window once
That faced the summer rain
I stood there unafraid
Before I learned the taste of change

I chose the safer road
And lost the open sky
Now every step I take
Feels like a quiet lie

[Pre-Chorus]
If I could turn around
Before the hurt was mine
Would I still hear that voice
Or only empty hallways calling time?

[Chorus]
White lily, white lily
Don’t fade away
White lily, white lily
I still know your name

I was there, I was there
When the light slipped off my throat
White lily, white lily
Don’t let me go

[Bridge]
Let the veil fall slow
Let the truth be seen
I am not the ruin
I am what I’ve been

Even now I tremble
Even now I kneel
But under all this silence
Something pure is real

[Final Chorus]
White lily, white lily
Come back to me
White lily, white lily
I’m learning how to grieve

I was there, I was there
When the light slipped off my throat
White lily, white lily
Don’t let me go

White lily, white lily
I still know your name