Taking Things Back

Yeah…

I never thought it’d end like this

One message changed everything

And now I’m sitting here, reading it over and over again…

You said you’re tired, got the weight of the world on your chest

Family problems got you feeling overwhelmed and stressed

You said you love me, but you can’t be who I need tonight

Now I’m staring at my phone in the middle of the night

Reading every single line that you wrote to me

Trying to understand how this is supposed to be

You said I was perfect, said I treated you right

But somehow I still ended up losing you tonight

And I know you’ve been hurting, I know you’ve been in pain

Trying to hold yourself together while standing in the rain

I wish I could’ve helped you, wish I could’ve done more

But some battles gotta be fought behind a closed door

You said I did nothing wrong

But hearing that don’t make me strong

Now I’m trying to move along

While listening to our favorite songs

You said you love me while you said goodbye

Now I’m fighting back tears every single night

You said forever wasn’t fake, it was real back then

But you’re taking things back so you can find yourself again

And I hope you heal, I hope you find your way

Even if that means I can’t be there someday

I’m holding onto memories while letting go of your hand

Trying my best to understand

Remember all the late-night talks and all the dreams we made

Talking ‘bout the future and the plans we would’ve chased

Now they’re just memories that keep running through my mind

Like a movie that I wish I could rewind

I still hear your laugh every time it’s quiet

Still catch myself looking for your name when my phone lights up

Still think about the little things that made us who we were

Now everything feels different, everything’s a blur

You said you weren’t okay even when you said you were

And now I understand the pain you tried to hide for sure

I wish I knew back then what was going through your head

Maybe things would’ve been different, but that’s something I’ll never get

You said I did nothing wrong

Still feels like my whole world’s gone

Now I’m learning to be strong

Even when I don’t feel strong

You said you love me while you said goodbye

Now I’m fighting back tears every single night

You said forever wasn’t fake, it was real back then

But you’re taking things back so you can find yourself again

And I hope you heal, I hope you find your way

Even if that means I can’t be there someday

I’m holding onto memories while letting go of your hand

Trying my best to understand

Maybe one day I’ll wake up and it won’t hurt this bad

Maybe one day I’ll smile more than I’ll be sad

Maybe one day I’ll look back and be thankful for the time

Even though losing you felt like losing part of my life

And maybe one day you’ll be happy, you’ll finally be okay

And even if I’m not beside you, I’ll still be glad you found your way

‘Cause real love ain’t always holding on forever