Still here

(Intro – spoken)

Yeah…

It’s crazy how someone can leave…

And everything stays the same — except you.

(Verse 1)

I still got your name in my phone

I don’t call it, but it won’t let go

Every room in this house feels cold

Even when the heat’s on full

You took pictures off the wall

But the dents still show where they fall

I tell myself I’m standing tall

But I’m barely standing at all

I replay how it ended

Every word, I overbend it

Was it me? Was it distance?

Or just love running out of minutes?

Friends say time’s gonna heal

But time don’t tell me what’s real

All it does is make it clear

You ain’t coming back here

(Pre-Chorus)

I said I’m fine, I lied

I said I moved on, I tried

But every night I close my eyes

And you’re right there by my side

(Hook)

You left, but you’re still here

In my mind, in my fears

In the silence when it’s clear

I’m alone with all these tears

You left, but you’re still here

In the words I didn’t hear

In the “maybe next year”

In the hope that disappeared

(Verse 2)

I deleted every message

But I remember every sentence

Funny how that kind of memory

Never needs permission

You were my safe place

Now my safe place feels vacant

I smile in public spaces

But inside I’m breaking

I hate that I still check your page

Like I’m searching for a change

Like I’m hoping I’ll see pain

So I don’t feel insane

You said love shouldn’t hurt

But it does when it’s unsure

And I gave you all of me

Guess that still wasn’t enough for her

(Bridge – stripped down)

If I could turn back time

Would I fix it or let it die?

I don’t know…

I just know I still ask why

(Final Hook – more intense)

You left, but you’re still here

In my chest, crystal clear

Every breath feels severe

Every “goodbye” still sincere

You left, but you’re still here

And that’s what I can’t bear

You moved on somewhere

I’m just stuck right there