When Regret Starts Growing

Verse 1
It starts as silence in an empty room,
A chair untouched, a fading perfume.
Words unsaid still haunt the air,
Echoes of love that was once there.

Pre-Chorus
You think there’s time, you always do,
Until the door closes without you.

Chorus
That’s when regret starts growing,
Like cracks inside a stone.
You don’t feel it in the moment —
You feel it when they’re gone.
Every “later,” every “soon,”
Turns heavy as the night.
Regret doesn’t scream at first —
It whispers in the quiet.

Verse 2
Busy hearts and distant eyes,
We trade connection for disguise.
Pride stands tall, but love falls fast,
We never think the last is last.

Pre-Chorus
We save apologies for another day,
Not knowing time won’t always stay.

Chorus
That’s when regret starts growing,
Roots beneath the skin.
It blooms inside the memory
Of what could have been.
Every moment left unheld,
Every truth denied.
Regret doesn’t burn at once —
It spreads from the inside.

Bridge
If we knew the weight of goodbye
Before it ever came,
Would we still choose silence?
Would we play the same game?

Final Chorus (soft → powerful)
Regret starts growing slowly,
After love has flown.
Not in the storm of anger —
But when you’re alone.
It doesn’t break you loudly,
It settles like the night.
Regret grows in the absence…
Of one more chance to make it right.