Soft Ach

Verse 1

It’s too hard, way too soon
The hallway still smells like your perfume
I turned the picture frame face down
But I still see you when I look around

Your coffee cup is in the sink
I haven’t washed it — I can’t think
If I erase you piece by piece
Does that mean I get some peace?

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Pre-Chorus

I hold my breath when someone says your name
Like somehow that will stop the pain
But silence only makes it loud
And I’m so tired of being proud

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Chorus

It’s too hard, way too soon
Your shadow stretches through this room
Every step I try to take
Still circles back to you

I’m smiling so they think I’m fine
But I’m breaking all the time
I don’t know who I am without
The love we left behind

I’m still here
In this empty space

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Verse 2

I scroll back to October nights
Where everything still felt alright
We didn’t know we’d lose the light
We just held on a little tight

You said forever like a promise
Now forever feels dishonest
And I replay your last “goodbye”
Like maybe I misheard it

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Pre-Chorus

I keep the door unlocked at night
Like you might change your mind
I know you won’t
But hope is cruel
It never knows when to die

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Chorus (Bigger, but not loud — emotional lift)

It’s too hard, way too soon
The air still tastes like you
Every little thing I do
Is haunted by the truth

I tried to pack your things away
But I just end up in the hallway
Sitting on the floor again
With memories I can’t escape

I’m still here
In this empty space

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Bridge (This is where people cry)

I thought I’d hate you by now
Thought anger would be easier
But missing you is softer
And somehow that’s crueler

If love was real
Why does it feel
Like I’m the only one still here?

Did you move on
Or do you pause
When our song appears?

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Final Chorus (Stripped. Almost no instrumental.)

It’s too hard, way too soon
And I don’t know what to do
With all the love I still have
If it can’t belong to you

So I fold it into silence
Let it ache inside my chest
I’m learning how to live with it
But I haven’t learned it yet

I’m still here

In this empty space

(instrumental fades. One breath. Piano stops.)

Indie Sad Rock, early 2000s alt vibe