[Verse 1] I cut the signal, still hear your tone Silence bending like it’s not alone Every room keeps your outline Like a ghost that learned my design I tried to sever the frequency Pulled every wire out of me But something hums underneath Like you’re still inside the circuitry [Pre-Chorus] I know what this becomes If I don’t let it go A slow undoing I’ve seen it before [Chorus] So I’m learning how to abstain From the pull I can’t explain Every part of me still leans your way But I’m forcing space If I listen, you remain If I follow, I decay So I’m standing in the break Trying to abstain [Verse 2] Your echo lives in my bloodstream Not a memory—more like a dream That rewrites when I close my eyes Turns absence into a disguise I measure distance in restraint Every second I don’t say your name Feels like pressure in my chest Like survival is a test [Pre-Chorus] I know what this becomes If I let it stay A quiet erosion I can’t outrun the wave [Chorus] So I’m learning how to abstain From the pull I can’t explain Every part of me still leans your way But I’m forcing space If I listen, you remain If I follow, I decay So I’m standing in the break Trying to abstain [Bridge] It’s not love if it consumes It’s not light if I lose Every version of myself Trying to hold onto you So I step back from the flame Even if I feel the same Even if it tears me open I won’t say your name [Final Chorus] I’m still learning how to abstain From a force I can’t contain Every part of me still leans your way But I create space If I listen, you remain If I follow, I decay So I’m holding through the pain Trying to abstain [Outro] If I listen long enough It knows who I am
