I Never Told Her - Ryan O'Reilly

Before the war

This was a church

Before the war

Came in through the roof

They left the rubble

For all the tourist

They fenced it all off

Because of insurance

I sat at the back

With your invitation

And witnessed the vows

To your secular wedding

And thought how

I never told her

How close we were

For hope not to lose her

But I lost you both

Before our parents were born

This church had a steeple

And it held all the secrets

Of all those dead people

A few years ago

I said your name every day

Before we decided

To throw our friendship away

But still, I never told her

How close we were

I never told her

I never told her

How close we were

For hope not to lose her

But I lost you both

And as you stand alone

In your wedding dress

It wouldn’t matter now

If I was to confess

Oh we were younger then

And no one ever knew

What you meant to me

And what I meant to you

I stared at the names

On your invitation

Stood up slowly

In your standing ovation

The sun shone through the glass

That used to be stained

I followed you out

But the ruins remained