[Intro – Whispered, Close-Mic, Soft Rhodes] Mmm… I used to know the sound of your breathing Before you even walked through the door Now I’m lying here listening… To a silence I ain’t heard before [Verse 1 – Soft, Smoky Female Vocal] You still leave your keys on the counter Still leave your shoes beside the bed Still reach for me beneath the covers But there’s something missing in the way you turn your head I can feel you getting distant Even when you’re holding me tight And I keep pretending I don’t notice Just to make it through another night [Pre-Chorus – Airy Harmonies Slowly Building] I don’t need another promise I don’t need another lie I just need you to look at me And tell me what’s behind your eyes [Chorus – Rich, Stacked Female Harmonies] Why… Do you hold me like you love me When your heart’s somewhere else? Why… Do you kiss me in the darkness Like you’re trying to convince yourself? If you’re leaving, let me know If you’re staying, let it show Don’t keep loving me halfway Just because you can’t say goodbye Why… Baby, why? [Verse 2 – Restrained Groove, Hand Snaps] We don’t fight like we used to Guess there’s nothing left to prove You say everything is alright But I can feel the space between the truth There’s a picture in the hallway Where you’re looking straight at me I wonder when we stopped being The two people we used to be [Pre-Chorus – Gentle Vocal Doubles] I could take a broken promise I could take a little pain But I can’t keep asking questions When your silence sounds the same [Chorus – Fuller Harmonies, Emotional Lift] Why… Do you hold me like you love me When your heart’s somewhere else? Why… Do you kiss me in the darkness Like you’re trying to convince yourself? If you’re leaving, let me know If you’re staying, let it show Don’t keep loving me halfway Just because you can’t say goodbye Why… Baby, why? [Bridge – Near-A Cappella, Exposed Lead Vocal] Was it something I didn’t say? Was it something I couldn’t be? Did you fall out of love with us… Or did you just fall out of love with me? (Background harmonies, whispered) With me… With me… I could learn to live without you I could learn to sleep alone But how do I forget somebody Who still comes home? (Long silence, single Rhodes chord) [Final Chorus – Delicate Start, Blooming Harmonies] Why… Do you hold me like you love me When your heart’s somewhere else? Why… Do you kiss me in the darkness Like you’re trying to convince yourself? I don’t need you to protect me From a truth I already know If your love has turned to leaving Then just let me let you go Why… Oh, why? [Outro – Lingering Hook, Soft Ad-Libs, Fading Rhodes] Why do you stay… When you’re already gone? (Why… why…) Why do you hold me… When you’re letting go? (Baby, why…) Mmm… I think I know why… I just needed you to say it. (Final breath, Rhodes fades into silence) ***Lyrics by: touché*** ©️2026
