Verse
Gold leaves cling to the branch of our past
Your smile still glows in the frame at last
I hold it tight like a fragile trust
But daylight climbs through the blinds I must
Candle flickers on this empty floor
Every melody we used to hum now fades more
The room's gone quiet, not by design
Just the echoes of what we called love and time
Pre-Chorus
Then tell me now why it had to end
Was it something I said or something you didn't intend
Can we rewrite the final scene or just let go
Or will this silence be where our hearts decide to go
Chorus
We traded gold for copper and grey
Lost the fire but found a way
Not to forgive, not to forget
Just to learn to hold what's left of us yet
Fading gold in the autumn light
Leaves me here holding the other night
Your hand gone cold but your eyes still mine
Fading gold into this lonely time
Verse
Twilight climbs through the windowpane and fades
Every promise, every prayer we made
I stand alone where you used to stay
Every step back is just another way
The shadows learn what the light will find
They grow a little softer on the line
I let the gold go, not because it's old
Just 'cause I've come to understand we were never whole
Pre-Chorus
Then tell me now why it had to end
Was it something I said or something you didn't intend
Can we rewrite the final scene or just let go
Or will this silence be where our hearts decide to go
Chorus
We traded gold for copper and grey
Lost the fire but found a way
Not to forgive, not to forget
Just to learn to hold what's left of us yet
Fading gold in the autumn light
Leaves me here holding the other night
Your hand gone cold but your eyes still mine
Fading gold into this lonely time
Bridge
Maybe we weren't meant to shine like that
Maybe copper was the colour we were made for, not gold
I don't need it burning bright as a flame
Just quiet now, and knowing I'm okay
Chorus
We traded gold for copper and grey
Lost the fire but found a way
Not to forgive, not to forget
Just to learn to hold what's left of us yet
Fading gold in the autumn light
Leaves me here holding the other night
Your hand gone cold but your eyes still mine
Fading gold into this lonely time
