[Verse 1]
i read into everything you say
even silence got a weight
you pull back, i lean in
like i don’t know how this ends
you like me better when i’m light
when i don’t ask you to decide
but love shouldn’t feel this thin
like i could break it with a breath
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[Pre-Chorus]
i keep shrinking just to fit your hands
but i don’t think you understand
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[Chorus]
i stay anyway, even when it hurts
even when you give me less than i deserve
you say “it’s fine” but it’s never clear
and i’m still waiting for you here
it’s always me trying to close the space
you take your time, i take the blame
i know the ending, i know the game
but i stay anyway
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[Verse 2]
you don’t lie, you just don’t say
the things i need to feel okay
and i fill in what you don’t
just to have somewhere to go
i replay nights inside my head
every word you never said
trying to find a version of you
that would actually choose me too
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[Pre-Chorus]
i keep hoping you’ll change your mind
while slowly losing mine
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[Chorus]
i stay anyway, even when it hurts
even when you give me less than i deserve
you say “it’s fine” but it’s never clear
and i’m still waiting for you here
it’s always me trying to close the space
you take your time, i take the blame
i know the ending, i know the game
but i stay anyway
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[Bridge]
maybe i just like the almost
maybe i’m scared to be alone
or maybe i saw something real
in someone who never felt the same
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[Outro]
i won’t say it, but i know
i should’ve left a while ago
still tracing shapes you never made
learning how to walk away…
