[Intro – soft piano, faint breath]
Why’d you have to go like that…?
Mm…
[Verse 1 – quiet, trembling]
You walked in like a promise
Every word felt honest
I let you paint your name across my walls
Didn’t see the cracks at all
You said that I was different
Said your past was distant
So I held your broken pieces like they’re mine
Blind to every warning sign
[Pre-Chorus – growing ache]
I gave you everything I had to give
You took it all, then taught me what it means to miss…
[Chorus – emotional, aching]
You took my heart and left it beating on the floor
Said you’d love me, but you loved somebody more
You always knew I’d stay, but you walked out the door
How could you be so sure?
I tried to hold the light, but you burned right through
Gave me every lie wrapped up like truth
I wish I didn’t care, but God, I do
’Cause I loved you
Yeah, I loved you
[Verse 2 – bittersweet and broken]
I still check if you call me
Still replay what you told me
“I’m not going anywhere,” you said
Now your shadow’s all that’s left
You treated love like a secret
Only gave it when convenient
You never meant the things you made me feel
Guess I should’ve known it wasn’t real
[Pre-Chorus – voice cracks]
But I still held you even when it hurt
You watched me fall apart, but never said a word…
[Chorus – bigger, emotional sting]
You took my heart and left it beating on the floor
Said you’d love me, but you loved somebody more
You always knew I’d stay, but you walked out the door
How could you be so sure?
I tried to hold the light, but you burned right through
Gave me every lie wrapped up like truth
I wish I didn’t care, but God, I do
’Cause I loved you
Yeah, I loved you
[Bridge – low, breathy, heartbreaking]
You never even looked behind
Never asked if I survived
Guess it’s easy leaving when
It’s not your heart on the line
I wish that I could change the past
Wish I never cared like that
But loving you was all I had…
[Final Chorus – soft then powerful]
You took my heart and left it beating on the floor
Said you’d love me, but you loved somebody more
You always knew I’d stay, but not anymore
No, not anymore
I’m learning how to breathe without you
Healing every bruise you put me through
It hurts to say goodbye, but now I do
’Cause I loved you…
But I’m letting go of you
