Stayed Anyway

[Intro - distant piano, low ambience]
Yeah…
You broke me slow…
Didn’t even know…

[Verse 1 - quiet, fragile]
You were lying next to me, calling someone else  
I could feel it but I blamed myself  
Every silence had a hidden truth  
But I kept believing you  

You got so good at playing calm  
While I was breaking in your arms  
Every look, every excuse  
Now I see what I refused  

[Pre-Chorus - tension builds]
I should’ve left when I felt it first  
But loving you was my worst curse  

[Chorus - emotional, dark release]
And I stayed anyway  
Even when I felt the pain  
Even when the truth cut deep  
While you were lying next to me  

Yeah I stayed anyway  
While you slowly walked away  
Gave you everything I had  
Even knowing it was bad  

[Verse 2 - heavier, more direct]
You never said it, never tried  
Just hid it deeper, let it slide  
I found the truth inside your phone  
While I thought we were alone  

You didn’t fight, didn’t explain  
Just left me drowning in the blame  
Like I was crazy all along  
But I knew something was wrong  

[Pre-Chorus - stronger]
I should’ve walked, I should’ve ran  
But I kept reaching for your hand  

[Chorus - bigger, broken]
And I stayed anyway  
Even when I felt the pain  
Even when the truth cut deep  
While you were lying next to me  

Yeah I stayed anyway  
While you slowly walked away  
Gave you everything I had  
Even knowing it was bad  

[Bridge - stripped, almost spoken]
No apology… no sound…  
Just silence breaking me down  
You didn’t even try to stay  
You just let it fade away  

[Final Chorus - peak emotion]
But I stayed anyway  
Through every lie you gave  
Through every hidden call at night  
While I was right there by your side  

Yeah I stayed anyway  
Now there’s nothing left to say  
You took all I had to give  
And still expected me to live  

[Outro - fading piano]
Yeah… I stayed…  
But not today…

Dark emotional pop ballad, minimal piano, deep ambient pads, slow tempo, male vocal, raw pain, late-night vibe