[Intro] syncopated acoustic guitar riff, distant vocal chops (Oh... oh... oh...) [Verse 1] You said forever with a straight face Now the ring's in a dish by the sink Cold coffee... four lies on the table I could smell the truth when you'd blink Don't hand me the sentence you wrote You were gone while you still stayed home Left me counting all your closed doors While I learned how to sleep alone [Verse 2] You took my trust and you spent it Like loose change in a parking lot Smiled through the smoke and the damage Like sorry was all you got I was trying to heal... you were making new scars Asking for truth... you were reaching for bars My mind's been a hallway... your name at the end I still hear the crash of who we were back then [Chorus] You were gone while you still stayed home Sleeping beside me... already done Every "I love you" echoed like stone Breaking a heart that still held on Paper on the table Ink drying like rain You didn't leave when you packed your things... You left long before you changed your name [Verse 3] I saw the text at midnight Blue glow across your face You said, "Just a friend..." Then erased every trace Every week's excuse fell apart in my hands Like a house built on promises buried in sand Therapy by daylight Memories after dark Trying to find the pieces You left inside my heart Don't call it a mistake When you practiced it for years You were living two lives While I was drowning in ours [Pre-Chorus] I was trying to heal... you were making new scars Asking for truth... you were reaching for bars My mind's been a hallway... your name at the end I still hear the crash of who we were back then [Chorus] You were gone while you still stayed home Sleeping beside me... already done Every "I love you" echoed like stone Breaking a heart that still held on Paper on the table Ink drying like rain You didn't leave when you packed your things... You left long before you changed your name [Bridge] Just tell the truth... For once... Don't hide. I wasn't crazy... I was breaking. I wasn't bitter... I was betrayed. You kept rewriting our story Until I stopped Recognizing My own name. [Final Chorus] You were gone while you still stayed home Sleeping beside me... already done Every promise turned into smoke Every memory carved in stone Paper on the table Nothing left to save Funny how forever... Fits on just one page You were gone... Long before You walked away. [Outro] acoustic guitar, vocal chops (Oh... oh... oh...) You were gone... While you still stayed home.
