can't move on

(Intro – Instrumental | looping guitar, steady drums)
(soft guitar texture, immediate tempo)

(Verse 1)
I said I’m fine, yeah, I tell myself
But your name still hits like it’s something else
Packed your things but you stayed too long
Now I’m stuck here proving I was wrong

(Pre-Chorus)
I try to sleep but my mind goes back
Every moment we almost had

(Chorus)
I can’t move on
Even when I try
Every road I take
Leads back to your side
You’re gone for good
But I’m holding on
I keep saying I will
But I can’t move on

(Instrumental Break – 4 bars)
(drums + guitar only, no build)

(Verse 2)
New faces, same empty nights
I fake smiles, avoid the signs
They say time’s supposed to heal
But it just shows me what was real

(Pre-Chorus)
Every song feels like your voice
Like I still don’t have a choice

(Chorus)
I can’t move on
Even when I try
Every road I take
Leads back to your side
You’re gone for good
But I’m holding on
I keep saying I will
But I can’t move on

(Instrumental Interlude – guitar variation)
(melody changes, tempo stays)

(Bridge – stripped, intimate)
Maybe I’m scared of letting go
Or maybe I just miss you close
If loving you was my mistake
Why does it still feel the same?

(brief instrumental pause)

(Final Chorus – lifted but controlled)
I can’t move on
I’ve tried every way
I cut you out
But you still stay
If this is love
Then I was wrong
I keep saying I will
But I can’t move on

(Outro – Instrumental fade)
(guitar loop repeats, drums fade out)

indie rock, alternative rock, pop, emo, male & female, pop punk, punk