[Intro : Optional soft synth pad ]
Verse 1
I’ve been hurt before
But not like this
I didn’t know pain
Could feel like it lives in my ribs
It sits in my chest
Won’t let me breathe
Feels like my heart
Is breaking quietly
Pre-Chorus
Then it hits me again
Out of nowhere, no warning signs
That you’re not coming back
And I can’t change your mind
Chorus
I didn’t know
Love could kill me slow
Every breath, every thought
Every night alone
I’ve been in pain before
But not this kind
I didn’t know
I could fall apart this deep inside
Verse
It hurts in my body
It hurts in my bones
I feel it when I wake up
And when I’m on my own
If this is grief
I wasn’t prepared
I didn’t know love
Could leave me right here
Pre-Chorus
If this is real
I don’t want it
If this is life
I don’t understand it
Chorus
I didn’t know
Love could kill me slow
Every breath, every thought
Every night alone
I’ve been in pain before
But not this kind
I didn’t know
I could fall apart this deep inside
[Bridge bare, breaking — piano + voice only]
I’d give anything
Just to hear your name
I’d carry the hurt
If it meant you stayed
I don’t wanna feel
This quiet scream
This kind of pain
That doesn’t feel real
[Final Chorus collapsed, restrained power]
I can’t breathe
I can’t see
How a world so loud
Feels empty to me
I call your name
It hits the ground
Like you were never even here right now
[Outro soft, devastating
I don’t know how to move
I don’t know how to stay
I just know the room is empty
And I can’t make it go away
I don’t want tomorrow
I don’t wanna be strong
All I need is you
Not to be gone
[Outro : Optional soft synth pad ]
Tonenico
