[Intro – instrumental, dark ambient] [Verse 1 – intimate close-mic vocal, soft flowing phrasing] I've been carrying the weight of every word I couldn't say Every promise, every face, every reason I should stay I kept reaching through the distance for the ones already gone Kept pretending I could fix it if I only held on strong But my hands are getting tired and I don't know what they're for I've been holding onto people who don't need me anymore [Transition – soft vocal, no vocal build] So take the memories, take the years Take every hope that kept me here [Refrain – intimate close-mic vocal, same intensity as verse] I'm letting go of everything, every person, every place Every voice that said they knew me, every name I tried to save I don't want another promise, I don't need another lie There's nothing left to hold on to, so let it all pass by [Verse 2 – intimate close-mic vocal, soft flowing phrasing] I remember when it mattered who would leave and who would stay I would tear myself to pieces just to keep them one more day Every silence felt like dying, every distance felt like blame So I learned to hold on tighter while they slipped away the same Now the door can stay wide open, I won't ask where anybody goes There's a point where losing everyone starts feeling like all you know [Transition – soft vocal, no vocal build] Take the memories, take the years I'm too tired to keep them here [Refrain – intimate close-mic vocal, same intensity as verse] I'm letting go of everything, every person, every place Every voice that said they knew me, every name I tried to save I don't want another promise, I don't need another lie There's nothing left to hold on to, so let it all pass by [Verse 3 – quiet, detached, close-mic vocal] Maybe once I would've fought this, maybe once I'd call it fear Maybe once I'd beg the shadows not to make another disappear But something in me stopped reaching, somewhere I forgot to care Now I watch the world keep moving like I was never really there You can keep the conversations, you can keep the almost-friends Keep the love that comes with warnings, keep the things that always end [Bridge – restrained vocal, instrumentation may build underneath] No limits, no walls, nothing left when it all falls No hands reaching back for mine, no reason left to ask them why Let them leave, let them fade, let them take what still remains I held on until holding hurt, now I don't hold anything [Final Refrain – intimate vocal, same volume and intensity, instrumental expansion only] I'm letting go of everything, every person, every place Every piece of who I used to be, every memory I chased I don't want another promise, I don't need another lie There's nothing left to hold on to and nothing left to ask me why Let the names become forgotten, let the years fall out of sight I'm not looking for tomorrow, I'm just letting go tonight [Outro – very soft close-mic vocal, instruments fading] Nothing left to hold on to, nothing left I want to save Let it go, let it fade Let it all just fade away
