Always Alone Anyway

[Verse 1]
You came home late
Same story
Phone face down on the bed
Said you lost track of the hours
But your eyes looked past my head
Lipstick stain on your collar
Wrong shade
I don't even wear red
I laughed like it meant nothing
But the joke was me instead
[Chorus]
You said "forever
" you said "only you"
But your forever had a back door too
Every promise tasted like perfume on your clothes
You were never mine to lose
Guess I was always alone with you
Always alone
Always alone anyway
[Verse 2]
Your friends knew
They stayed quiet
Shot me smiles I couldn't read
I set the table for two
You were out there
Learning how to leave
Kept my doubts in the dishwasher
Rinsed them out
Stacked them neat
Funny how I missed the cracks
Staring at your empty seat
[Chorus]
You said "forever
" you said "only you"
But your forever had a back door too
Every promise tasted like perfume on your clothes
You were never mine to lose
Guess I was always alone with you
Always alone
Always alone anyway
[Bridge]
I replay your little stories
Every "baby
Trust me" line (oh, I tried)
How many nights was I the secret
In a life that was supposed to be mine?
[Chorus]
You said "forever
" you said "only you"
While you practiced how to walk out
Too
Every promise tasted like perfume on your clothes
You were never mine to lose
Guess I was always alone with you
Always alone
Always alone anyway
[Outro]
Door still swings when the wind blows
Bed still cold on your side
Funny how it doesn't hurt as much
When you know it was built on a lie

Moody alt-pop ballad over distant piano and warm sub-bass, male vocals. First verse is intimate and hushed with close-mic breathiness, then chorus swells with layered harmonies, ticking percussion, and airy pads. Second chorus hits harder with extra octave vocal and reverb tail, then song drops to near-whisper for the final line, leaving a raw, empty space in the mix.