Still Laughing at Goodbye

[Verse 1]
You left your hoodie on the backroom chair
I make a joke about you owing me rent
Friends at the table say it’s for the best
I raise my glass
Say
“yeah
I’m fine with it” (sure)
[Chorus]
I’m still laughing at goodbye
Teeth all shining through the lie
Every punchline buys me time
While my heart keeps breaking quiet
I’m still laughing at goodbye
Selling “okay” with my eyes
If I choke
I turn it light
Guess I’m still laughing
Still laughing at goodbye
[Verse 2]
Scroll through our photos in the bathroom stall
Turn on the hand dryer to drown out the sound
Fix up my makeup
Press a smile in place
Walk back out
They never see me break (no)
[Chorus]
I’m still laughing at goodbye
Teeth all shining through the lie
Every punchline buys me time
While my heart keeps breaking quiet
I’m still laughing at goodbye
Selling “okay” with my eyes
If I choke
I turn it light
Guess I’m still laughing
Still laughing at goodbye
[Bridge]
You say
“we’ll still talk
It won’t be weird”
I say
“yeah
Of course
” and toast to next year (hey)
Practice your name like it’s somebody new
Clap at the ending
Then fall apart out of view
[Chorus]
I’m still laughing at goodbye
Teeth all shining through the lie
Every punchline buys me time
While my heart keeps breaking quiet
I’m still laughing at goodbye
Til the echoes start to die
When the room runs out of lines
I’ll be done laughing
Done laughing at goodbye

Indie-pop ballad with female lead and subtle male harmony; soft piano and fingerpicked guitar in the verses, roomy drums entering on the first chorus. Intimate, close-mic vocal, gentle bass underneath. Choruses lift with airy pads and stacked harmonies; bridge strips back to almost solo vocal, then a final, bittersweet chorus with extra ad-libs and a lingering reverb tail., emotional