I gave you every soft part of me
The ones I swore I’d protect
I kept saying “this will get better”
Like hope was a debt I still owed
I learned how to read your moods
Before I learned how to rest
I called it love, called it loyalty
Never called it what it was — neglect And maybe it’s my fault
For loving like this
For thinking pain meant commitment
For thinking if I held on harder
You’d finally choose me back
I stayed too long
I loved too hard
I fought for us while you fell apart
I broke myself just to keep you whole
Now I don’t recognize my soul
If you ever loved someone
Who couldn’t love you the same
You know this weight
You know this ache
You know how breathing feels like blame
I stopped talking about how I felt
Didn’t wanna be “too much”
I swallowed words like broken glass
Just to keep your fragile trust
Every goodbye felt temporary
Every silence felt like truth
I kept waiting for you to need me
Like that would make the hurt worth it too
And I don’t hate you
That’s the worst part
I just hate who I became
Someone who begged to be enough
For someone who never stayed
I stayed too long
I loved too hard
I fought for us while you fell apart
I broke myself just to keep you whole
Now I don’t recognize my soul
If you’ve ever laid awake at night
Wondering why you weren’t enough
This song is for the ones
Who tried to love
And still got left with nothing but the cut
Bridge (drop everything, heartbeat pace)
I didn’t wanna die
I just didn’t wanna feel this
I didn’t wanna disappear
I just wanted the pain to stop
I GAVE YOU EVERYTHING I HAD
EVERY PIECE, EVERY CHANCE
AND YOU STILL WALKED AWAY
LIKE I WAS EASY TO LOSE
I stayed too long
I lost myself
Trying to be someone else
If loving you means hating me
Then let this be my honesty
To anyone holding on right now
Afraid of being alone
You’re not weak for loving deep
You’re not wrong for letting go
I’m still here
Even if it hurts
Even if I shake when I breathe
If you hear this and feel seen
Then maybe staying was worth something to me