**Verse 1**
*I memorized the way you say my name,*
*Like it was something fragile you were scared to break.*
*We danced in circles, never left the floor,*
*But you were always halfway out the door.*
**Pre-Chorus**
*I bought you roses you never took,*
*Wrote you letters you never read.*
*Now I’m just a bookmark in a story*
*You forgot to finish in your head.*
**Chorus**
*I loved you more than you’ll ever know,*
*You loved me less but I let it go.*
*Now every “sorry” feels like a stone—*
*You’re the hurt that taught me how to grow.*
*Oh, I’d still say “forever” if you asked,*
*But forever’s just a ghost of our past.*
**Verse 2**
*You’re in the songs I skip, the roads I avoid,*
*The “what if?” echo I can’t destroy.*
*I wear our memories like a faded shirt,*
*Threadbare and torn, but God, did it hurt.*
**Pre-Chorus**
*You said “someday” but “someday” lied,*
*Left me stranded on the wrong side.*
*Now I’m just a photo in your drawer,*
*A face you don’t recognize anymore.*
**Chorus**
*I loved you more than you’ll ever know,*
*You loved me less but I let it go.*
*Now every “sorry” feels like a stone—*
*You’re the hurt that taught me how to grow.*
*Oh, I’d still say “forever” if you asked,*
*But forever’s just a ghost of our past.*
**Bridge**
*Thank you for the cracks, for the empty nights,*
*For showing me love ain’t always right.*
*You were the storm I had to walk through—*
*Now I’m someone else… someone *you’ll never undo.*
**Outro**
*I’ll let the ache turn to air,*
*Let your shadow fade from the stairs.*
*You’re the almost that made me* **whole**—
*But I’ll love myself first, now that I know.*
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**Sound Sample Description:**
**Title: "Piano in an Empty Room"**
*Think:* Minimalist, aching, with a focus on vocals and piano (like *When I Was Your Man*) and the haunting intimacy of Billie’s *Wildflower*.
*Instrumentation:*
- **Piano:** Gentle, repetitive chords in C minor (Cm-Ab-Eb-Bb), with a tempo that drags slightly, like a hesitant heartbeat.
- **Subtle Strings:** A muted cello hums in the background during the chorus to deepen the sorrow.
- **Vocal Texture:** Breathier delivery, with a cracked whisper on lines like *“You’re the hurt that taught me how to grow.”*
*Structure:*
- **Verse/Chorus:** Piano stays sparse, vocals upfront.
- **Bridge:** Piano climbs higher, strings swell softly, then drop abruptly to silence before the final chorus.
- **Outro:** Piano fades to a single unresolved note, leaving emptiness.
