You said forever

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YOU SAID FOREVER (BUT YOU LET GO FIRST)

by Rodney (inspired by Alex Warren)

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You said forever like it was a vow

But I guess forever ran out somehow

Now I’m just talkin’ to old photos

Of someone I used to know…

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Your sweater’s still hangin’ by my door

I don’t wear it, but I can’t throw it out

Your playlist still hits like a knife

I skip every song, but still press play somehow

Your toothbrush’s still in my drawer

Yeah, I know how that sounds

But I keep losin' to the memory

Of when you used to come around

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Did I love too hard?

Or did you fall too fast?

'Cause you promised me always

Then ghosted like the past…

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You said forever — but you let go first

Left me holdin’ the weight, and all of the hurt

I still sleep on the edge, like you’ll crawl in at night

But it’s cold on your side, and I’m done with the fight

You said forever — like you meant it that day

But you folded your hands and just walked away

And now I’m just tryna breathe through the worst

Of your forever…

That only lasted the first

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I still text you when I’m too low

Then stare at “delivered” with nowhere to go

And my mom still asks about you

I lie, say “We’re fine” — I don’t want her to know

That you broke me slow…

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I watched your shadow fade in the hall

You didn’t slam the door — you just let it fall

And I stayed there for hours

Still believing you'd call...

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You said forever — but you let go first

Left your name in my chest like a curse

Now the bed’s too big, and the nights get worse

You said forever…

But I’m the one who hurts

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Forever, forever…

You said forever…

But you let go first…

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