“YOU WERE RIGHT 2 LEAVE” Response “Twisted in your Gravity” by Amy Written by 12Gauge858 Spoken Intro] (Soft piano, distant room ambience) Hey... I heard your song. And the hardest part wasn't hearing you say I blew it... The hardest part... Was realizing you were right. (Piano breathes) I spent a long time trying to figure out where we went wrong. Truth is... I already knew. I just didn't want to look at it. [Verse 1] I found your coffee mug In the back of the shelf And for the first time, baby I blamed myself That key you kept so long Should've never stayed You were holding on While I pushed away I kept saying "someday" Like time would wait Never thought my forever Had an expiration date Now your side of the bed Feels twice its size Funny how the truth shows up After goodbye [Pre-Chorus] And I replay every moment Every door I closed Every time you reached for me And I let go Every promise I postponed Every tear I never saw Now the silence tells me Everything I did wrong [Chorus] Girl... You were right to leave Right to stop believing Right to finally put yourself first You were right to fly Right to say goodbye Right to stop carrying all my hurt And if I could change it Lord knows I'd try But tonight... The truth is You were right [Verse 2] That old blue text Still sits on my phone Three little words That I left alone You were asking for effort I was making excuses You were building a future I was finding ways to lose it And every friend that told you You deserved something more God... I hate to say it They weren't wrong Sunday mornings hit different When you're not around Even the walls seem quieter Since you left this town [Pre-Chorus] Cause loving you was easy Keeping you was hard Not because of who you were Because of who I was And I kept thinking you'd stay No matter what I'd do Now every lesson I learned Leads right back to you [Chorus] Girl... You were right to leave Right to stop believing Right to finally put yourself first You were right to fly Right to say goodbye Right to stop carrying all my hurt And if I could change it Lord knows I'd try But tonight... The truth is You were right [Bridge] (Music drops away) Hey... Can I tell you something? I never stopped loving you. I just got so busy being wrong... That I forgot how to show it. (Cello enters softly) And now your laughter Belongs to another room Your dreams Don't include me anymore And that's the part I deserve (Voice cracks) Not because I stopped loving you... But because I stopped showing you. I thought you'd always be there Waiting when I came around Never thought the strongest woman I'd ever know Would finally put herself down— No... Put herself first And leave me standing here Looking at the man I should've been years ago [Breakdown] (Filtered drums fade in, heartbeat bass) I see your picture And I smile through the pain Cause losing you Finally made me change Too late for us Too late to rewind But not too late To tell the truth tonight [Final Chorus] (Full instrumentation builds) Girl... You were right to leave Right to stop believing Right to finally choose yourself You were right to fly And I won't tell a lie I still miss you more than words can tell But if loving you means letting go Then I'll take that pain And wear it well (Tony soaring) You were riiiiight... You were riiiiight... About meeeeeeeee... You were riiiiight... To save your heart When I couldn't save ours You were riiiiight... About meeeeeeeee... [Outro] (Piano only) Hey... If nobody's told you lately... I'm proud of you. For finding the strength I never gave you. (Long pause) And I hope... Whoever gets your heart next... Knows what they're holding. Cause I didn't... Until it was gone... (Soft falsetto) You were right... You were right... And I was wrong... (Piano fades. Cello sustains. Fade out.) 🎙️💔🎹
