[Verse 1]
We broke it off last night, quiet and cold
No shouting, no blame, just worn down souls
I handed your money back knowing the deal
Not hoping for change, just keeping it real
I said two days, tried to sound fair
You beat that clock like I wasn’t there
You were at work, I was far away
And still I knew how this would play
[Verse 2]
I didn’t watch it, didn’t see the screen
I just know what was there and what’s no longer seen
Six hundred gone somewhere in the day
While I trusted distance wouldn’t give way
The number hurts, but that ain’t the core
It’s knowing I can’t protect us anymore
If I gotta be present to stop the bleed
Then safety was never guaranteed
[Pre-Chorus]
I wasn’t shocked, I was just confirmed
Every fear I had finally learned
[Chorus]
I still love you, just not like this
Not at the cost of everything I risk
I gave you two days, you took just one
That tells me where your priorities run
I still love you, and that’s what’s rough
But love alone just ain’t enough
[Verse 3]
When I held the money, I was the bad guy
Like stopping the fall was crossing a line
Every boundary painted me cruel
Like restraint was breaking the rule
I wasn’t trying to run your life
I was trying to keep us alive
But caring turned into control
At least that’s how the story was told
[Verse 4]
And the pictures still hit the same
Like attention’s another kind of game
Strangers saying what they’d do
While I’m right here trying to hold onto you
It makes me question where I stand
When validation comes from faceless hands
[Pre-Chorus]
I’m not angry that you’re hurting inside
I’m scared of what it costs us every time
[Chorus]
I still love you, just not like this
Not at the cost of everything I risk
I gave you two days, you took just one
That tells me where your priorities run
I still love you, and that’s what’s rough
But love alone just ain’t enough
[Bridge]
This ain’t about pride or playing strong
It’s about knowing when staying’s wrong
I can’t be your guard, your bank, your blame
While you feed a fire and call it pain
Addiction explains it, yeah, that’s true
But it doesn’t erase what it does to you
Or what it does to me standing near
Living in fear instead of years
[Outro]
I still love you, that part’s real
That never left, I didn’t heal
But loving you shouldn’t mean losing me
Or gambling everything I’m trying to be
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