[Verse 1] We used to meet in the middle Somewhere easy, somewhere simple Where I didn’t have to say too much And you already knew enough But something shifted in me I stopped bending so easily And now the space we used to share Feels different when I stand there ⸻ [Chorus] Not everyone stays When you start to change When you say what you mean And you don’t play it safe Some people fade When you draw new lines When you choose your truth Over keeping the peace alive Not everyone stays ⸻ [Verse 2] I see it clearer now What we were built around The silence, the unspoken trades The comfort in the roles we played And I don’t blame you for it We both knew how to hold it But I can’t be who I was before Just to keep us like we were ⸻ 🌉 [Bridge — the emotional core] I wish it didn’t feel like loss Even when I know it’s right I wish growth didn’t come with distance I wish truth didn’t change the light But I can’t go back to who I was Just to keep you in my life ⸻ [Final Chorus — fuller, more accepting] Not everyone stays When you start to choose A version of yourself You don’t want to lose Some people fade And it’s not always wrong It just means you’re walking Where they don’t belong Not everyone stays ⸻ [Outro — quiet acceptance] And that doesn’t mean I didn’t love you …just means I love me too
