[Verse 1] You started leaving long before you left I felt the cracks but called it "stress." Your keys would hesitate inside the lock, Your pocket held receipts for roses I never got. A pearl-drop earring by the sink Half unhinged, a twist I didn’t think. You said, "I’m sure it’s yours, just tossed by mistake," But I don’t wear pearls... ...and that look on your face… [Pre-Chorus] The bed grew cold, your phone glowed hot— Two betrayals humming in the dark You memorized the script of "working late," But missed the lines where I fell apart [Chorus] Now I’m tallying the evidence: A parking stub for the Grand Hotel lot, Lipstick smudged on your collar’s edge Cherry-red, the shade I’m not. You started leaving long before you left, Your love a crime scene I dissect. Every lie left a trace behind The proof’s in the pudding of my rewound mind. [Verse 2] You took your calls behind closed doors, Thought whispers wouldn’t slip through floors. But our walls are thin, and her voice is thick Your words to her stung like a slap, cold and quick. While I held my breath, a ghost in the hall, waiting for you to love me... at all [Bridge] I know the scent you brought back home, The traces of her, laced in your tone, You tell me it’s just work, it’s just a friend, But I can see the lies they never end. Still, I wait, pretending I don’t know, While you let go, I’m still holding on to your woe. [Chorus] Now I’m tallying the evidence: A parking stub for the Grand Hotel lot, Lipstick smudged on your collar’s edge Cherry-red, the shade I’m not. You started leaving long before you left, Your love a crime scene I dissect. Every lie left a trace behind The proof’s in the pudding of my rewound mind. [Outro] You started leaving long before you left… Now the doormat knows your every step. Take the earring, take your pride But leave the proof that you once were mine.
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