don’t blame you

Verse 1

We were building something fragile out of timing and excuses,

Out of half-said truths and habits we were scared to ever lose.

Every dream stayed in the distance, never close enough to hold,

I was bending every boundary just to keep us feeling whole.

I learned how to swallow questions, let the moment pass me by,

How to call it “understanding” every time I compromised.

Pre-Chorus

You said, “Love don’t always feel like fire,”

But it shouldn’t feel like slowly getting tired.

Chorus

I don’t blame you

I just stopped abandoning me

For a version of forever

That couldn’t let me be free

If letting go is a form of healing

Then I’m choosing to breathe

I don’t blame you

I just finally heard

What I need

Verse 2

I could read your tone in seconds, knew when walls were coming up,

How you’d disappear in silence every time it got too much.

I kept pouring into empty, calling patience something pure,

But love shouldn’t feel like begging just to feel a little sure.

I was holding onto hope like it was proof that I was strong,

But hope can turn to weight when you’ve been holding it too long.

Pre-Chorus

You said, “This is all I have to give,”

But loving you shouldn’t feel like I don’t live.

Chorus

I don’t blame you

I just stopped abandoning me

For a version of forever

That couldn’t let me be free

If letting go is a form of healing

Then I’m choosing to breathe

I don’t blame you

I just finally heard

What I need

I don’t blame you

I just stopped abandoning me

Bridge

I stayed because leaving felt like losing ground,

But staying felt like slowly fading out.

This ain’t bitterness, it’s truth coming clear,

Sometimes loving someone means you can’t stay here.

I don’t need closure wrapped in apologies,

I just need my heart back, whole, in one piece.

Final Chorus

I don’t blame you

I just stopped abandoning me

For a version of forever

That couldn’t let me be free

If letting go is a form of healing

Then this is my relief

I don’t blame you

I just finally chose

Peace

Outro

I don’t blame you

I just finally chose

Me