[Verse 1]
Coffee cup still on the table
Lipstick stain that never fades
I keep washing out these dishes
But your name stays in the plates
Same old keys by the doorway
I still turn when I hear the gate
Tell myself it's just a habit
But my heart calls it your name
[Pre-Chorus]
Every quiet corner
Still rehearses what I'd say
If you walked in like nothing
Had broken on the way
[Chorus]
I loved you too long to hold you any longer
Sometimes the softest heart has to be stronger
I could keep you here
And lose myself
I know
So I'll let you go
I'll let you go
[Verse 2]
All our plans on the fridge door
Little notes in crooked lines
"Don't forget the milk" and "miss you"
Tiny ghosts of bigger times
I could rip them down in anger
But I just stand and trace the ink
You were more than just a chapter
You're the book I never finished
[Pre-Chorus]
Every word I never spoke
Sits heavy in my throat
But loving you means leaving
Before we both lose hope
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[low vocal register]
I wanted always
You wanted someday
We met in the middle
Then drifted away
[building harmony]
If holding on is hurting you
Then staying close is cruel
So I'll be the one who walks
So you don't have to choose
[Chorus]
[Outro]
[guitar softens]
I loved you too long to keep you any longer
So I'll fold up what we were
In the quiet
Let it go