Intro
(Tape hiss. Amp feedback slowly rises.)
I should’ve said this sooner…
but I didn’t know how to stop it.
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Verse 1
I left my jacket on your bedroom floor
Like I was planning to come back for more
But I already knew I wouldn’t stay
I just didn’t have the strength to say
You kept my name like it meant something more
Like it wasn’t worn out on the floor
And I stood there pretending I was fine
While I was already out of time
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Pre-Chorus
And I held your hand like a lie I believed
Knowing I was already halfway to leave
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Chorus
I love you but I’m sorry
I can’t be what you need
I tried to stay but something in me
Keeps breaking everything
I love you but I’m sorry
It hurts to even say
But I’m not the one you’re waiting on
I’m the one who slips away
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Verse 2
There’s still your voice in my hoodie strings
Still your laugh in the broken things
I carry you like a heavy stone
Even when I’m alone at home
Every room feels like I owe you more
Every silence opens up the door
To a version of me I couldn’t save
So I just let it fade away
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Pre-Chorus
And I swear I didn’t want to hurt you like this
But I don’t know how to fix what I miss
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Chorus
I love you but I’m sorry
I can’t be what you need
I tried to stay but something in me
Keeps breaking everything
I love you but I’m sorry
It hurts to even say
But I’m not the one you’re waiting on
I’m the one who slips away
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Bridge (half-time, heavy distortion, emotional collapse)
Don’t ask me to explain it
I don’t even understand
How something so real can slip right through my hands
If love is supposed to hold you
Then why am I letting go
Why does every part of me
Already know
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Final Chorus (bigger, more chaotic, layered vocals)
I love you but I’m sorry
I can’t be what you need
I tried to stay but something in me
Keeps breaking everything
I love you but I’m sorry
I wish it wasn’t true
But I’m not the one you’re waiting on
And that’s all I can do
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Outro
(Tape slows down. Guitar feedback fades into silence.)
I love you…
but I’m sorry.
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