[emotional acoustic guitar solo 12 measures]
[Verse 1]
We used to kiss like we were fearless
Like the world would let us stay
Now we sleep on opposite edges
And let the silence do the talking for days
Every word turns into a weapon
Every look feels loaded, sharp
You say I only love the version
Of you that I made in my heart
And maybe I let my anger speak
When I should’ve begged you to stay
Maybe you built your walls so high
You forgot I was trying to break my way in
[Pre-Chorus]
We’re two people bleeding
In the same damn room
Both waiting for the other
To say, “I still choose you”
[Chorus]
But I’m not giving up on us
Not when I still feel your hands
Not when your ghost is in the sheets
And your name is in my plans
I know we broke each other down
I know love can get this rough
But I would rather drown in trying
Than watch you leave and call it love
So scream, slam the door, say I’m too late
Tell me I’m the one you hate
I’ll stand here in the wreck we made
Still not giving up on us
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[Verse 2]
Now you smile like it’s for strangers
And save your real tears for your drive home
You say “I’m tired” like a warning
Like your heart has already packed and gone
Your ring sits cold beside the faucet
Your side of the closet’s turning bare
I keep reaching for your body
And finding only empty air
You say maybe love isn’t enough
Maybe some things just don’t survive
But I swear I still see your eyes change
When I say forever like I mean alive
[Pre-Chorus]
You’re halfway out the doorway
I’m halfway to my knees
Trying to hold together
What’s falling out of reach
[Chorus]
But I’m not giving up on us
Not while there’s breath left in my chest
Not while your side of this story
Still beats inside my ribs like regret
Yeah, I know I pushed too hard
Yeah, I know I wasn’t enough
But if there’s even one light left
I will crawl through all this dust
So leave, say goodbye, tear my world apart
Take the house but leave your heart
I’ll stay here where the ruins are
Still not giving up on us
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[electric guitar solo 8 measures]
[Bridge]
Your keys were gone by Sunday morning
Half your clothes, your picture frame
Coffee cup still by the window
Like even leaving hurt the same
I drove all night through every memory
Every street we used to know
Called your number like a prayer
Hung up every time it rang too long
And I broke down in the driveway
With your silence in my lungs
Realizing love can still be real
And still come undone
I pressed my forehead to the steering wheel
And asked God what I’m supposed to do
When the only thing I’ve ever wanted
Is standing there choosing not to choose
[Final Chorus]
Still I’m not giving up on us
Even if you’ve already let go
Even if I’m the last one left
Still calling this house our home
I know we burned, I know we bruised
I know sometimes love’s too much
But I would rather be destroyed
Than spend my life wondering if I gave up
[Guitar solo]
[Bridge]
Your keys were gone by Sunday morning
Half your clothes, your picture frame
Coffee cup still by the window
Like even leaving hurt the same
I drove all night through every memory
Every street we used to know
Called your number like a prayer
Hung up every time it rang too long
And I broke down in the driveway
With your silence in my lungs
Realizing love can still be real
And still come undone
⸻
[Final Chorus]
Still I’m not giving up on us
Even if you’ve already let go
Even if I’m the last one left
Still calling this house our home
I know we burned, I know we bruised
I know sometimes love’s too much
But I would rather be destroyed
Than spend my life wondering if I gave up
So if you run, I’ll leave the light
If you break, I’ll stay the night
If you forget, I’ll hold the line
Till you remember what we were
[Outro - breathy emotional vocals]
No, I’m not giving up on us
Even if it kills what’s left of me
Because losing you is a wound
And loving you is how I breathe
[soft quiet acoustic guitar fading out]