[Intro – muted guitar, soft room tone, breath]
Mm…
Yeah…
It’s quiet again.
[Verse 1 – intimate, restrained]
I still sleep on the side we chose,
Like muscle memory never let you go.
Your sweater’s folded, I don’t touch it,
Feels like moving it would break something.
I learned how to laugh in smaller pieces,
Keep my voice calm when your name comes up.
I tell them I’m fine, and most days I mean it,
Just not when the room goes soft.
[Pre-Chorus – gentle lift]
I know you’re finding your way somewhere else,
And I don’t wanna pull you back.
So I keep every feeling inside my chest,
Where it doesn’t ask for more than that.
[Chorus – tender, sad]
I never said it out loud,
But I miss you every night.
Not in a way that asks you to return,
Just in a way that still feels right.
If loving you means staying quiet,
Then I’ll do that part just fine.
I never said it out loud,
But you were mine.
[Post-Chorus – soft hums, snaps fade]
Mm…
Yeah…
[Verse 2 – reflective, low]
I replay moments we didn’t finish,
Like they’re paused instead of gone.
Every almost, every maybe,
Still sings when the lights turn low.
I don’t hate who you are without me,
I’m proud you learned how to breathe.
I just wish it didn’t feel like
You learned it at the cost of me.
[Pre-Chorus – breathier]
I won’t be the ghost in your new life,
Won’t haunt you with what we were.
I’ll just be the silence you don’t notice,
Still hoping you’re okay, for sure.
[Chorus – fuller]
I never said it out loud,
But I miss you all the same.
In the quiet parts of every song,
In the way I say your name.
If you ever wonder if you mattered,
If you ever doubt our time—
I never said it out loud,
But you were mine.
[Bridge – stripped, emotional honesty]
Some love stays loud.
Some love stays soft.
Mine learned how to stay without being lost.
[Final Chorus – resolved, aching]
I never said it out loud,
But I loved you carefully.
Enough to let you walk away,
Enough to set you free.
If this is where our story ends,
I’ll be grateful we crossed lines.
I never said it out loud…
But you were mine.
[Outro – muted guitar, breath out]
Yeah…
Always were.
