Cut You From The Garden

[Verse 1]
You kept your shoes on in my chest
Tracked muddy prints across my rest
Every promise
Half a lie
But I kept folding
Asking why
[Chorus]
So I cut you from the garden of my days
Pulled your tangled roots from all my ways
It hurts like hell to say I'm free
But loving you was killing me
Yeah
Loving you was killing me
[Verse 2]
You called it rain
I called it tears
You fed my doubts
You starved my years
I learned your storm
I named each cloud
Still took the blame out loud
Out loud
[Chorus]
So I cut you from the garden of my days
Pulled your tangled roots from all my ways
It hurts like hell to say I'm free
But loving you was killing me
Yeah
Loving you was killing me
[Bridge]
You were the habit in my hands (so heavy)
The ghost that slept in all my plans
I lay your shadow down tonight
Step out shaking into light
[Chorus]
So I cut you from the garden of my days
Pulled your tangled roots from all my ways
I'm scared as hell
But I’m still free
‘Cause loving you was killing me
Yeah
Loving you was killing me

folk, Gentle indie folk ballad with intimate male vocals, close-mic’d acoustic guitar, soft upright bass and brushed snare. Verses stay hushed and confessional; chorus blooms with double-tracked harmonies and subtle piano. Warm room reverb, slight tape wobble, and a final stripped-down outro on solo guitar for a fragile, honest finish., indie folk, sad