Before I Learned How to Let Go

Verse 1 I kept every word you said Like receipts I never threw away Told myself I’d need them If I ever had to prove the pain I smiled in the right places Said I was doing fine But every room felt heavier Every silence took its time Pre-Chorus I didn’t know holding on Could feel this lonely I didn’t know staying strong Meant losing me slowly Chorus Before I learned how to let go I gave everything I had I loved you like it was forever Even when it hurt this bad Before I learned how to let go I thought pain meant it was real I didn’t know I was breaking Just trying so hard to feel Verse 2 I watched the world keep moving Like nothing ever changed While I replayed our moments Just to hear you say my name I blamed myself for leaving I blamed myself for staying Funny how the same heart Can lose either way Pre-Chorus 2 I didn’t know survival Could look like this I didn’t know healing Would start with emptiness Chorus Before I learned how to let go I made you my whole truth I built my future on a version Of someone I once knew Before I learned how to let go I thought love was meant to burn I didn’t know the bravest thing Was knowing when not to return Bridge If I could talk to who I was I’d say, “You did your best” You don’t lose by loving hard You just learn what comes next Some hearts stay open Some scars remain But I won’t confuse the two Again Last Chorus Before I learned how to let go I lived inside the ache Now I’m learning how to breathe again With every step I take Before I learned how to let go I thought I needed you to survive Now I know I can miss you And still choose my life Outro I don’t regret the way I loved I just won’t disappear again I found myself After you Before I learned how to let go