Ruiner

INSTRUMENTAL INTRO — THE EMPTY TOMORROW VERSE 1 — THE DOORWAY I said, “Just wait until I’m ready.” I said, “Just give me one more day.” I kept our future out of reach, And let the present slip away. No broken plates, no screaming match. Just you looking at the door. You said you couldn’t wait around For who I’d be anymore. PRE-CHORUS 1 — THE PROMISE OF TOMORROW Always after this. Always when I’m fixed. I kept choosing tomorrow. Until tomorrow didn’t exist. CHORUS 1 — THE SELF-BLAMED RUINER I thought I was the ruiner. The one who let the fire die. I finally built the life we wanted, But you’re no longer by my side. I kept choosing tomorrow Until we ran out of days. I kept choosing tomorrow Until you looked away. VERSE 2 — SEARCHING FOR WHAT IS GONE I got the discipline and time. I fixed the things I broke. I walk through stations in the cold Looking for your winter coat. But I found out you’re doing fine. You didn’t wait for me to change. You didn’t break when I broke us. You walked away and built a life That didn’t need my name. PRE-CHORUS 2 — TOO LATE TO WAIT Always after this. Always when I’m fixed. I kept choosing tomorrow. But tomorrow didn’t exist. CHORUS 2 — NO MORE DAYS I thought I was the ruiner. The one who let the fire die. I finally built the life we wanted, But you’re no longer by my side. I kept choosing tomorrow Until we ran out of days. I kept choosing tomorrow Until you looked away. INSTRUMENTAL BREAK — THE DAMAGE SPEAKS BRIDGE — THE MAN WHO BECAME TOO LATE I didn’t ruin you. You never needed me to save you. I was so busy becoming someone I thought you needed me to be. I kept believing time would wait Until I learned what I could lose. I finally became the man I promised— Just a little too late. SILENCE — THE MOMENT NOTHING REMAINS OUTRO — LETTING THE OLD SELF END I walked back to the corner Where I watched you walk away. I left your picture on the bench. I had nothing left to say. I’m not asking for you back. I’m just letting the old me end. I kept waiting for tomorrow. There is no tomorrow left. ——— © 2026 IRINNA QUINN. All rights reserved. Lyrics and creative direction by IRINNA QUINN. Music produced with AI-assisted tools under human creative direction, selection, arrangement, editing, and production.