"Breaking Away"
(Intro)
(Whisper-sung, fading piano, ethereal reverb, haunting echoes and harmonies, pain)
You used to be my everything,
Now you"re just a shadow in the rain.
(Verse 1 - His Perspective, soft, hurt vocals)
You kept your secrets behind closed doors,
I tried to love you, but you wanted more.
You built walls, but I climbed each one,
Hoping that I could reach you when the day was done.
(Pre-Chorus - His Perspective, slight frustration building)
I gave you everything, all my trust,
But you turned it to dust, you turned it to rust.
I held on tight, but you slipped away,
Now I’m left with the words I couldn’t say.
(Chorus - His Perspective, emotional, raw delivery)
It was you, it was always you,
The way you ran, the way you pulled me through.
I kept falling, but you let me go,
And I don’t even know what I did wrong.
Now I’m standing here all alone,
Trying to pick up the pieces you let go.
(Verse 2 - Her Perspective, soft, defensive tone)
I never meant to hurt you, but I couldn’t stay,
I thought love would fade in its own way.
You wanted more than I could give,
But I wasn’t ready to live the life you wanted to live.
(Pre-Chorus - Her Perspective, confusion, guilt building)
I thought I could change, that I could feel,
But it’s hard to love when it’s not real.
I couldn’t be the one you wanted me to be,
But now I see it’s breaking you and me.
(Chorus - His Perspective, building frustration, almost pleading)
It was you, it was always you,
The way you ran, the way you pulled me through.
I kept falling, but you let me go,
And I don’t even know what I did wrong.
Now I’m standing here all alone,
Trying to pick up the pieces you let go.
(Bridge - His Perspective, more intense, heartache spilling over)
I begged you to stay, but you just walked away,
Like the love we had didn’t mean a thing to you anyway.
I was just a chapter in your unfinished book,
And now I’m stuck, just trying to look for one last look.
(Verse 3 - Her Perspective, regretful, soft but realizing)
I pushed you away when I should’ve held tight,
I let the darkness take away the light.
I wanted to be free, but it wasn’t fair,
Now I’m left with the weight of the silence we share.
(Pre-Chorus - Her Perspective, regret, self-awareness)
I see the damage that I’ve done,
And the worst part is, it’s already gone.
I broke your heart, I broke us too,
But I wasn’t ready to love the way you wanted me to.
(Chorus - Both Perspectives, her realization, his heartache blending together)
It was you, it was always you,
The way you ran, the way you pulled me through.
I kept falling, but you let me go,
And I don’t even know what I did wrong.
Now I’m standing here all alone,
Trying to pick up the pieces you let go.
(Outro - His Perspective, soft, fading, broken)
You turned away and never looked back,
Now I’m stuck in the echoes of what we lacked.
It was you, it was always you,
And now I’m left here wondering… what do I do?
