[Opening Hook - muted piano and a low bass pulse; vocal enters immediately, calm enough that the anxiety underneath feels sharper] You took a little longer to reply. I told myself I didn’t care. By the time your name lit up my phone, I’d already put some distance there. You were only tired. I heard forever end. Funny how fast I can lose you When nothing happened yet. [Verse 1 - dry live drums enter with low toms; vocal stays conversational and fluid, gradually gaining tension] You get quiet in the car, I start wondering what I said. You stare out of the window, I start living in your head. Maybe you had a long day. Maybe you just need some space. But I know how this story goes, So I watch for every change. A shorter kiss. A different tone. A night you want to spend alone. You call it nothing. I call it The beginning of the end. [Chorus - drums and bass open wide with atmospheric guitar; strong aching melody, urgent but controlled] I was built for goodbye. I can hear it in a quiet room. Turn a pause into a warning, Turn an hour into proof. You were only tired. I heard forever end. So I start leaving in my head Before you get the chance. I know you haven’t gone. But I’ve been here before. I was built for goodbye, So I’m always near the door. [Verse 2 - rhythm keeps moving underneath her; vocal becomes more frustrated with herself than with him] I stop sending you the first text. I wait to see if you will. Tell myself I’m giving space When really I’m testing if you still Want me when I’m not reaching, Miss me when I pull away. I hate that I can turn your patience Into one more reason not to stay. And then you ask me what is wrong Like you genuinely don’t know. Because there was nothing wrong Until I made it so. [Refrain - instruments pull back to bass, low toms, and distant guitar; voice becomes exposed and almost embarrassed] You were quiet. I heard goodbye. You needed room. I wondered why. You were still here While I was halfway gone. Sometimes I leave first Without ever moving on. [Bridge - percussion builds slowly from floor toms; the vocal starts restrained, then opens into the emotional truth] I don’t think you’re trying to hurt me. That would almost be easier to explain. I’m afraid that one day you’ll wake up And feel different anyway. Because people don’t always leave With slammed doors and final words. Sometimes love just gets quieter Until somebody finally notices first. So I listen for the smallest change. I brace before there’s anything to fear. I learned how to survive goodbye. I never learned How to stay when someone stays here. [Final Chorus - full organic drums, deep bass, atmospheric guitar swelling behind a rawer lead; powerful but not oversized] I was built for goodbye. I still hear it in a quiet room. Still turn a pause into a warning, Still mistake the space for proof. You were only tired. You didn’t love me less. And maybe not every little change Means something’s about to end. So I’m trying not to leave you Every time I get afraid. Trying not to make you pay For all the people who walked away. I know I haven’t learned it yet. But I’m farther from the door. I was built for goodbye. Maybe I can be Built for something more. [Coda - drums fall away while guitar and bass remain warm underneath; vocal settles rather than resolving dramatically] Next time you get quiet, I’ll try to let quiet be. You don’t have to promise forever. Just stay here In the moment With me.
