You couldn’t save me

How the love felt (the pull)

• addictive

• familiar pain

• quiet longing

• false safety

• borrowed warmth

• conditional love

• almost enough

• holding onto breadcrumbs

• loving potential, not reality

• mistaking intensity for intimacy

• a home that never locked the door for me

Lyric-style lines:

• “I loved the man you were when you needed me”

• “You felt like home until the walls disappeared”

• “I was drinking hope from an empty cup”

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How he showed up (and didn’t)

• emotionally absent

• inconsistent

• hot and cold

• controlling without committing

• loving in words, not in actions

• present only when it benefited him

• made promises he never had to keep

Lyric-style lines:

• “You loved me best when I was quiet”

• “You held me close but never chose me”

• “Your apologies sounded like déjà vu”

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The pregnancy / abandonment wound

This part is heavy — and powerful.

• unsupported

• silenced grief

• forced strength

• unseen pain

• carrying loss alone

• choosing survival over love

• punished for wanting family

Lyric-style lines:

• “You told me love had limits when life got real”

• “I carried more than fear, I carried goodbye”

• “You made me choose alone, then blamed me for breaking”

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The manipulation / mind confusion

• gaslit

• second-guessing myself

• shrinking

• walking on eggshells

• emotional whiplash

• loving someone who rewrote the story

Lyric-style lines:

• “You changed the rules every time I learned them”

• “I kept apologizing for bleeding”

• “You called it love, but it felt like control”

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Your heart in it (this matters)

You weren’t weak. You were hopeful, loyal, and trauma-bonded.

• loyal past reason

• loving despite pain

• wanting a family

• trying to fix what wasn’t yours

• believing him longer than he deserved

Lyric-style lines:

• “I loved you harder than you loved yourself”

• “I stayed because I believed in us”

• “I thought patience would turn into proof”

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The awakening / release

This is where your healing shows up.

• choosing self

• reclaiming voice

• breaking the cycle

• grief with clarity

• loving myself louder

• letting go without hatred

Lyric-style lines:

• “I finally chose me without asking permission”

• “I don’t hate you, I just don’t need you”

• “I mistook pain for love, now I know the difference”

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One short song concept you could build from

Theme: “Almost Love” or “Borrowed Love”

Hook idea:

“You gave me almost love

Just enough to stay

But never enough to save me”