Let time run out

Oof… that line already hurts gently.

Let’s give it a full song that doesn’t rush, the way that thought doesn’t rush.

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Title: Let Time Run Out

Verse 1

Too bad we just can’t stay here

And let time run out

No clocks on the wall

No words in our mouth

Just the sound of breathing

Filling the room

Like nothing is ending

Anytime soon

Pre-Chorus

Every moment keeps asking why

We always leave when it feels right

Chorus

Too bad we just can’t stay here

And let time run out

Let the world keep spinning

Without us now

If forever is fragile

Then this is enough

Too bad we can’t stay

And let time run out

Verse 2

Your hand is still warm in mine

Like it knows the way

We’re pretending we’re ready

But we’re not today

Every goodbye feels borrowed

Like it’s overdue

Still holding the moment

Like it’s telling the truth

Chorus (repeat)

Too bad we just can’t stay here

And let time run out

Let the silence finish

What love started now

If forever is fragile

Then this is enough

Too bad we can’t stay

And let time run out

Bridge (soft drop — almost spoken)

Maybe time is listening

Maybe it slows when we breathe

Maybe this second is mercy

If we don’t try to leave

Final Chorus / Outro

Too bad we just can’t stay here

And let time run out

No promises left

To figure out

Just here… just now…

Just love… just us…

(fade)

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How it should feel (producer notes):

• Tempo: slow, suspended

• Instruments: piano, low strings, ambient pad, light brush drums

• Vocal: intimate, close-mic, breath audible

• Ending: unresolved—no big finish, just a soft fade