*(hazy late-night R&B / layered harmonies / atmospheric guitar)*
**Verse 1**
Screen door swinging behind me
I’m still standing there for no reason
Watching you put him in the backseat
One hand on the roof while he laughing
And it’s stupid ‘cause
Why I still notice little things?
Like the way your chain catch light
Or how your voice get softer with him
You ain’t even look back this time
Just grabbed the diaper bag and keys
Meanwhile I’m overthinking body language
Like that mean anything
You said, “See you later”
Regular as ever
And somehow regular hurt worse now
**Pre-Chorus**
Maybe it’s the quiet
Maybe it’s the routine
Maybe it’s seeing what we could’ve been
In pieces
**Chorus**
Somewhere underneath
All these casual conversations
All these quick exchanges
I still feel you leaving
And every time that truck pull off
The house sound different after
Like love still live here a little
Just not the way I imagined
*(ambient hums / distorted guitar)*
**Verse 2**
Basketball hoop, driveway cracked
I’m outside too long again
Neighbors probably think I’m getting fresh air
Whole time I’m replaying everything in my head
Crazy thing is
I don’t even miss the fighting
Don’t miss crying in bathrooms
Or acting like we wasn’t breaking
I just miss the version of us
That existed for a second
Back when your eyes used to soften
Soon as I walked in
And now we co-parent so well
It almost make it worse somehow
‘Cause nothing technically wrong
But nothing really ours now either
**Bridge**
Maybe some love stories don’t die dramatic
Maybe they fade into ordinary moments
School bags, pickup times, short replies
And feelings nobody mention out loud
Still…
Certain nights got your name all in them
And I hate that a little
**Final Chorus**
Somewhere underneath
Me acting okay about it
You still got a place I don’t talk about
Still got access to memories I can’t throw out
And honestly
I think that’s what scares me most
How something can end
And still feel alive in small ways
*(fading layered harmonies)*
“Still alive…”
“Mm…”
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