Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] Twelve year sentence Serving time in your shadow I was there every night You forgot by tomorrow Always your shoulder Never your hand Watched you fall in and out of love With someone I ain’t [Chorus] Twelve years wasted, can’t get ’em back Waiting on a “maybe” that cracked Twelve years of hopeful memories that never even happened Just stories I told myself, and I’m done with that acting Twelve years of just being a friend Same old circle, same dead end Twelve years sacrificing my soul for your comfort This is my release, my last word [Verse 2] I learned your coffee How you take it, how you fake it when you’re fine I knew your birthdays Better than I ever knew mine You called at midnight I came running like a fool (yeah) You said “you’re like family” Guess that was your favorite tool [Chorus] Twelve years wasted, can’t get ’em back Waiting on a “maybe” that cracked Twelve years of hopeful memories that never even happened Just scenes in my mind, and I’m done with that acting Twelve years of just being a friend Same cold story, same dead end Twelve years sacrificing my soul for your comfort This is my release, my last word [Bridge] Funny how I knew your dreams But you never learned my middle name I bled myself in little streams You just watched it circle the drain So I’m walking out, light as air (light as air) Leaving all that waiting there You don’t get to call this love I’m the one I’m choosing now [Chorus] Twelve years wasted, I’m taking ’em back Breaking out the loop, crack by crack Those hopeful memories that never even happened I’m writing new ones, I’m done with that acting Twelve years of just being a friend That long chapter, this is the end Twelve years sacrificing my soul for your comfort Now I’m free at last, that’s my word [Outro] Twelve year sentence Served it out, I’m walking clean I gave you all my second chances Now I’m saving them For me (oh)
Tags
Slow-burning R&B ballad with female vocals; warm Rhodes and subtle guitar licks over a deep, unhurried groove. Verses stay intimate and close-mic, almost whispered confessions; chorus swells with stacked harmonies, airy pads, and a roomy snare. Second half adds gentle backing vocals answering key phrases, riding out on a soulful vamp and held vocal runs., soul, r&b
Duration
4:06
Instrumental
No
Created
4/12/2026