Choose Me

Met you through her back in ’18
Friend of a friend but you noticed me
Six months of whispers, late nights unseen
You held me close, but you hid me

Told you my truth, gave you my soul
Thought I had something I could hold
When I said “I love you,” you called it a lie
Guess I was foolish in your eyes

I swear I tried to let it fade
But some wounds don’t behave

I thought I’d moved on, but here I am
Staring at your photo, her hand in your hand
Why’d you say those words to me
If you were never gonna choose me?

I was your secret, your almost thing
Now you’re safe in a life that includes everything
But I still wish, I still dream
That you’d turn around and choose me

I see you laughing, she’s by your side
Guess hiding was easier than fighting for a life
I know the reasons you did what you did
Doesn’t make it hurt less, just makes me sick

All those “I love you’s” stuck in my head
You knew what they meant when you said what you said
Now I’m haunted by words that weren’t true
Still stuck here hoping it’s you

You took the road that felt safe to take
And left me with what you couldn’t face

I thought I’d moved on, but here I am
Tracing the lines of another man’s plans
Why’d you say things you didn’t mean
When all I wanted was honesty?

I was your game, a lie you told
Now you’re warm in a story that’s easy to hold
But I still wish, I still dream
That someday you’d choose me

Guess you chose the safer road
Someone your family could always know
Maybe I’m selfish, maybe I’m weak
But love like that doesn’t leave quietly

What we had—I thought it was real
You taught me heartbreak doesn’t heal
I’ll bury these feelings, let you be free
Still some part of me hopes you’d choose me

I thought I’d moved on, but here I am
Watching you build what I never can
Why’d you play a game you’d always leave
Why couldn’t you just let me breathe?

I was your secret, your almost dream
Now I’m the ghost of what could’ve been
I’ll let you go, but part of me
Will always wonder—why not me?

You never did, and you never will
That’s the truth I’m learning to feel
Still I’ll always carry a piece of me
Lost in the “what we could be”

Sad indie pop ballad with slow piano, soft strings, intimate fragile vocals, emotional build and quiet heartbreak, male