What We Shared

[Verse 1]
You gave her what was ours
Something sacred
Small and quiet
We learned every inch by heart
Now her hands hold what I carried
All those years you leaned on me
I stitched your edges
Kept you steady
Guess those days were light to you
Heavy stones I’m still here dragging
[Chorus]
You gave away what we shared
Like it was spare
Like it was nothing
I held my breath
You never cared
Or maybe caring just meant bluffing
I was the place you laid your guard
You sold it cheap
You called it hard
You gave her what we shared
You gave her what we shared
[Verse 2]
How do you sleep beside that choice
Hearing echoes of my voice
In the way she says your name
Does it burn or feel the same
You took for granted every night
Every stupid little fight
Guess the truth was always there
You were halfway out
I was all in
[Chorus]
You gave away what we shared
Like it was spare
Like it was nothing
I held my breath
You never cared
Or maybe caring just meant bluffing
I was the place you laid your guard
You sold it cheap
You called it hard
You gave her what we shared
Now I won’t take it back
I’ll just take myself back instead

Sparse piano and distant pads under intimate female vocals, close-mic’d and breathy. First verse stays almost a cappella; drums slide in soft and low for the first chorus, then build with warm bass and airy backing harmonies. Second chorus swells with stacked vocals and reverbs, ending on a stripped final line over solo piano., outsider