Intro (low piano, detuned pad, sub-bass swelling) Yeah… Midnight conversations with my demons (mm) This one hurt different… Hook (powerful, stacked harmonies — keep raw) I’m sorry for the way things ended And I’m sorry For ever loving you And baby I wish I could take back All the love I gave you And baby knowing That you’d be happy Without knowing You’d have to say goodbye Verse 1 I loved you reckless, loved you loud (yeah) Loved you when nobody else was around Gave you my soul, you pawned it off (damn) Left me bleeding, still I never walked You said forever like it was a joke (a joke) I took it serious, you took a toke You healed your pain by giving me scars Now I don’t recognize who we are I stayed when it hurt, stayed when you lied (toxic) Stayed when my pride had to die You found your peace, I lost my mind I guess that’s love in another life Pre-Chorus (melody rises, drums drop out) I tried to be enough for you (enough) But you needed pain to feel the truth (feel it) I held you down when you were low (yeah) You let me drown when you let go Hook I’m sorry for the way things ended And I’m sorry For ever loving you And baby I wish I could take back All the love I gave you And baby knowing That you’d be happy Without knowing You’d have to say goodbye Verse 2 Deep southern bass, heart beating slow (boom… boom) Every street remind me of you though Your laugh still echo in my head (why?) You moved on, I’m still seeing red I played my role, I played it well You played victim, rang my hell You only loved me when you were weak (at night) Used my heart just so you could sleep Now you shining in someone else’s sun While I’m stuck missing who you was I hate myself for missing you I hate you more for letting me Bridge (breakdown — choir-style harmonies) If I knew loving you meant losing me (losing me) I would’ve ran before you ruined me (ruined me) You found your wings, I lost my ground (yeah) You needed silence, I needed sound Hook (final — half-time, heavier bass, emotional peak) I’m sorry for the way things ended And I’m sorry For ever loving you And baby I wish I could take back All the love I gave you And baby knowing That you’d be happy Without knowing You’d have to say goodbye Outro (whispered, instruments fading) I hope you happy… (yeah) Even if it ain’t with me… (mm) I loved you real… And that’s what killed me.


