Gentle Goodbye

[Verse 1]
You packed your books in quiet stacks
Folded the summer into bags
We shared the doorway
Like it was a prayer
No broken voices
Just the breathing air
[Chorus]
This is a gentle goodbye
No slammed doors, no raised lines
You were a chapter written kind and clear
I’ll carry what you gave me
And leave the rest right here
Getting over you
Doesn’t mean you disappear
[Verse 2]
Your coffee cup still on my shelf
I pour it out, forgive myself
We weren’t a failure
We were just a time
Taught me my edges
How to draw the line
[Chorus]
This is a gentle goodbye
No slammed doors, no raised lines
You were a chapter written kind and clear
I’ll carry what you gave me
And leave the rest right here
Getting over you
Doesn’t mean you disappear
[Bridge]
I hope your mornings
Open clean
New city corners
New routines
I’ll think of kindness
When I hear your name
No need for thunder
To wash out the rain
[Chorus]
This is a gentle goodbye
Soft hands, open skies
You were a chapter written kind and clear
I’ll carry what you gave me
And leave the rest right here
Getting over you
Means thanking you
Then shifting out of gear

Soft indie-pop ballad with warm fingerpicked acoustic guitar, airy pads, and light percussion brushes. Male vocals intimate and close-mic in the verses; chorus opens with subtle stacked harmonies and a round, simple bass. Energy arcs from quiet reflection to a bittersweet, uplifting sway, then eases into a calm, spacious outro.