Left on Read

We were standing in your kitchen
Shoes still on the floor
You said nothing’s wrong
But you’d said that before

I watched you pack your patience
Into sentences too neat
I stayed quiet
Like silence
Was something I could keep

(Chorus)
I let you leave without stopping you
Like that made me kind
I told myself
You’d come back
If it really mattered in time
I didn’t raise my voice
I didn’t ask you to stay
I chose being easy
And that’s what cost me everything that day

You texted me in pieces
Things I didn’t want to hear
I read them like a stranger
Who pretends they don’t care

I thought restraint was noble
Thought space would make you breathe
But distance isn’t mercy
When it’s given selfishly

(Chorus)
I let you leave without stopping you
Like that made me strong
I said “do what you need”
Knowing damn well it was wrong
I didn’t cross the room
I didn’t block the door
I chose being reasonable
And lost what I should’ve fought for

Dreamy Acoustic Ballad with Soft Guitar and Whispered Vocals