Still here

Verse 1

We talk like nothing’s changed at all,

Same old jokes, same late-night texts.

Easy laughter, steady ground,

Everything safe, no second guess.

You say my name like it’s a fact,

Like I’ll always have your back.

And I do.

I always do.

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Pre-Chorus

Somewhere along the way

Something in me shifted.

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Chorus

I’m grateful we’re like this.

Grateful where we stand.

Grateful I get to be

Your safest friend.

But there’s a quiet underneath

I never let you see.

You don’t feel the same —

And that’s the part that breaks me.

Still…

I’m still here.

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Verse 2

You talk about someone new,

I listen like I always do.

Say it sounds right, say it sounds good —

Mean it more than I thought I could.

Nothing dramatic, nothing loud,

Just the ache beneath the proud.

I won’t let it change my tone —

I’d rather hurt than lose our home.

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Pre-Chorus

You don’t see what I don’t show.

And I won’t let you know.

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Chorus

I’m grateful we’re like this.

Grateful you feel safe.

Grateful I’m the one you call

At the end of every day.

You don’t look at me that way.

You never have. I know.

And holding this quietly

Is something I chose.

Still…

I’m still here.

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Bridge (Breaking Point)

I know we cannot be.

Not in the way my heart leans toward you.

Not in the quiet moments

I almost say it out loud.

I know the line is clear and drawn.

I won’t step across it.

I won’t trade what we have

For something you don’t feel.

But sometimes —

I wish things could be different.

I wish you felt the same.

And if I let myself be honest…

I will love you always.

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Final Tag (Soft, Wry Acceptance)

So don’t worry —

I’ll still show up.

I’ll still roll my eyes

At your terrible jokes.

I’ll still sit beside you

Like nothing’s changed.

And when you need a milkshakes —

Don’t worry.

I’ll be the one

That will always gets them.