[Verse 1]
I was a house with cracked beams
You saw the smoke and ran
I was still trying to breathe
With my hands in the rubble, damn
You wanted love in a rush
I needed pain to pass through
I said, "Stay when I’m shattered"
You said, "I can’t do this with you"
[Pre-Chorus]
I know I bled too slow
I know I came apart
But I was clawing my way back
You left before the dark could start
[Chorus]
I just needed time
Time to fix myself
You counted every bruise
Then you chose someone else
I just needed time
Time to fix my heart
You let go of my hand
When I was still in the dark
[Verse 2]
Now your name hits like glass
In the back of my throat
And I hate that I still
Feel the pull of what we were, you know
You moved on in a blink
Like I was already gone
But I was fighting my own war
And you were just moving on
[Pre-Chorus]
I know I was a storm
You wanted clear and calm
But I was begging for a morning
While you were raising your alarm
[Chorus]
I just needed time
Time to fix myself
You counted every bruise
Then you chose someone else
I just needed time
Time to fix my heart
You let go of my hand
When I was still in the dark
[Bridge]
So say you were tired of waiting
Say I was too hard to hold
But don’t call it easy, baby
Don’t call me cold
I was learning how to live
With the wreckage in my chest
You found a safer version
And left me with the rest
[Breakdown]
Time
I needed time
You gave me silence
Then gave me goodbye
Time
I needed time
You found a new body
To hold your nights
[Final Chorus]
I just needed time
Time to fix myself
You counted every bruise
Then you chose someone else
I just needed time
Time to fix my heart
You let go of my hand
When I was still in the dark
I just needed time
Time to fix myself
(Just needed time)
But you chose someone else
Time to fix my heart
Time to fix my heart
(You gave up on me)
When I was still in the dark