[Verse 1 – Soft, fragile piano]
I still set the table for memories
Like somehow they’re coming home
I still hear your voice in the silence
Even when I’m on my own
I deleted all our pictures
But I couldn’t erase the truth
I can throw away the moments
But I can’t throw away you
[Pre-Chorus – Strings slowly enter]
Everybody says that time will heal
But nobody says how long
What if the pain becomes familiar?
What if I miss what’s wrong?
[Chorus – Emotional vocal lift]
So tell me how I’m supposed to breathe
When you took the air and left me
How do I become myself again
When you kept the best parts with you?
I’m learning how to say goodbye
But my heart keeps asking why
You didn’t just walk out of my life…
You left with the part of me
I can’t find
[Verse 2 – Intimate, storytelling vocals]
I still defend you in conversations
Like you never broke my heart
Funny how the ones who hurt us
Are the hardest ones to hate at all
I keep searching for a reason
In the words you never said
Trying to solve a story
That you already ended
[Pre-Chorus – Bigger strings]
Maybe closure’s just a fantasy
Maybe wounds become our skin
Maybe loving you was losing me
But I’d do it all again
[Chorus – Full emotional delivery]
So tell me how I’m supposed to breathe
When you took the air and left me
How do I become myself again
When you kept the best parts with you?
I’m learning how to say goodbye
But my heart keeps asking why
You didn’t just walk out of my life…
You left with the part of me
I can’t find
[Bridge – Quiet → explosive high note moment]
I hope one day I forgive you
I hope one day I forgive me
For holding onto broken glass
Because it used to be a dream
And if I see you years from now
I hope I smile and don’t cry
But tonight I’m still looking
For the person I was
Before you said goodbye…
[Final Chorus – Vocal climax, piano + orchestra]
Tell me how I’m supposed to breathe
When the ghost of us won’t leave me
How do I rebuild a heart
When you’re still living underneath?
I’m trying to survive goodbye
Trying not to lose my mind
But you didn’t just walk out of my life…
You left with the part of me…
I’m still trying to find
[Outro – Whispered vocal, single piano]
I’m still trying to find…
me.
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