What Is The Strongest Love?

Nicolas Chamillet

Compositor: Nicolas Chamillet

I held my heart like an archer’s bow
Pulled the string, let the tension grow
But every arrow that I shot in vain
Landed far from you, yet I feel the pain
The wine stains on the empty glass
Reflect a love that couldn’t last
I wonder now, was it all a game?
Or was it something worth the flame?

The nights are long, the silence screams
I chase the ghosts of broken dreams
Was it enough to tear me apart?
Or just the echoes in my heart?

What is the strongest love? Can it survive?
A touch, a glance, enough to thrive?
I bled for something I can’t define
Was it real, or just the wine?
I can’t heal, I can’t move on
'Cause I don’t know if what we had was strong

Each arrow missed, but still I try
To hit the truth, to understand why
I poured my soul like red wine spills
Drank the bitterness, swallowed the thrills
But now I sit with shattered pride
Wondering if I was ever on your side
Did we burn bright, or just pretend?
Was this the beginning, or the end?

The night’s grown colder, and so have I
But I can’t stop asking why
Did it cut deep enough to scar?
Or was it never meant to be that far?

What is the strongest love? Can it survive?
A look, a lie, a fragile life?
I bled for something I can’t define
Was it real, or just the wine?
I can’t heal, I can’t move on
'Cause I don’t know if what we had was strong

Arrows fade, and wine runs dry
But still I wait, I wonder why
The strongest love should lift me high
Yet here I fall, as the days go by
But now I feel the weight grow light
As I ask myself, is this my fight?

Now the bow feels loose in hand
And the broken glass no longer stands
I see the cracks, but now I smile
I’ll sit with this, but just for a while
Maybe the strongest love’s the one
That leaves you broken, then makes you run
Towards the dawn, not back again
This wasn’t love, just a fleeting pain

What is the strongest love? It lets you go
Through heartbreak’s fire, you start to grow
I bled for something I can’t define
But now I know, it wasn’t mine
I can heal, I can move on
What we had, it wasn’t strong

So here I stand, the arrows still
But now my heart begins to heal
The strongest love, it comes with time
It wasn’t yours, it will be mine