The Way You Let Me Down

[Intro — soft guitar, intimate vocals]
Funny thing is…
I know how this story ends.
I still read it again.

[Verse 1 — emotional vocals]
You say you’re fine but your eyes disagree
There’s a whole other world that you hide from me
One day you’re close, next day you disappear
You’re a million miles away when you’re standing here

I memorize every time you walk away
Convince myself that maybe you’ll stay
You’re a mystery written in faded pages
A beautiful storm I keep chasing

[Pre-Chorus — building drums]
I know I should let go
But I need to know…

[Chorus — explosive rock hook]
Why do I love the way you let me down?
Why do I search for you when you’re not around?
Every goodbye turns into déjà vu
I hate that I still find my way back to you

You’re the heartbreak I can’t live without
The silence that somehow feels so loud
I should leave but I’m still here now
Guess I love the way you let me down

[Verse 2 — rhythmic rock delivery]
Yeah, I know your patterns, I know your games
Know when something’s different by the way you say my name
You build your walls just to see who climbs
Then wonder why you’re lonely on the other side

You’re midnight calls and canceled plans
You’re holding on while letting go of my hand
And I hate that I hate when you’re not around
I’m addicted to the way you let me down

[Pre-Chorus — bigger]
Maybe I’m chasing closure
Maybe I already know…

[Chorus — full band]
Why do I love the way you let me down?
Why do I search for you when you’re not around?
Every goodbye turns into déjà vu
I hate that I still find my way back to you

You’re the heartbreak I can’t live without
The silence that somehow feels so loud
I should leave but I’m still here now
Guess I love the way you let me down

[Bridge — stripped, emotional]
Maybe you’re not impossible…
Maybe I just didn’t wanna see…
Maybe the hardest part of losing you…
Is admitting you were losing me

I kept looking for a reason
Inside every excuse
But I finally found the answer…

It was never me fixing you.

[Final Chorus — soaring vocals]
I used to love the way you let me down
Used to chase you every time you weren’t around
Every goodbye taught me something new
The person I was missing wasn’t you

You were the heartbreak I figured out
The quiet before I screamed out loud
I’m finally leaving here somehow…

I don’t love the way you let me down

[Outro — fading guitar]
You didn’t break me…
You showed me where I needed healing.