STILL HAUNTS ME [Intro] (Soft piano, distant vocal layers) Yeah... I told everybody I'm alright Funny how the silence knows the truth (Whispered: It knows...) Some things don't leave when they leave you [Chorus] You're gone, but you still haunt me Your side of the bed still calls me I keep saying that I'm healing But I don't know what I'm feeling Got your name beneath my heartbeat Hear your voice when the room gets quiet If moving on means I forget you I'd rather hurt than have to try to [Verse 1] I put my pride on the shelf, let the dust settle Told myself I'm doing fine, that's another lie I tell Got a thousand little memories I can't delete And a thousand things I wish you'd said to me We were two lost souls with a beautiful mess Trying to build a home out of pain and regret You knew all my cracks, every place I would break Now I hide every feeling for somebody else's sake I still check my phone when the screen lights up Like the universe might finally give me enough One message, one reason, one sign that you care But the only thing waiting is the cold, empty air And I hate that I miss you, hate that it's true Hate that some part of me still belongs to you I could tell the whole world that I'm finally free But the hardest person to fool is me [Pre-Chorus] And I breathe in slow Try to let you go But the more I run The more I know Some scars don't fade They just learn your shape And I still feel you In the space you made [Chorus] You're gone, but you still haunt me Your side of the bed still calls me I keep saying that I'm healing But I don't know what I'm feeling Got your name beneath my heartbeat Hear your voice when the room gets quiet If moving on means I forget you I'd rather hurt than have to try to [Verse 2] Maybe we were right, just at the wrong time Maybe we were wrong, but the hurt rewrote my mind Maybe love ain't enough when the wounds run deep When you promise forever but can't promise peace I gave you the truth with my guard laid low You saw parts of me nobody else could know Now I'm piecing myself together on the floor Trying not to be the person who waits by the door I don't want revenge, I just wanted the truth Wanted one good reason for the things we went through Was I just a chapter? Was I ever your home? Did you feel less alone, or just hate being alone? (Whispered: Tell me...) I don't need a perfect ending, just a reason to breathe Just a little less weight every time I try to sleep If I loved you that deeply, I can learn to love me Even if the road to healing takes eternity [Bridge] (Piano alone, vocals intimate and breathy) Maybe one day your name won't hurt Won't turn my whole world upside down Maybe I'll hear our old song And let the melody pass through somehow Maybe the love was real Even if it couldn't stay Maybe I can keep what made me stronger And release what slipped away (Soft harmony: Let it go...) (Whispered: I'm trying...) [Final Chorus] You're gone, but you still haunt me Your memory still walks beside me I'm done pretending I don't feel it I'm still broken, but I'm healing Got your name beneath my heartbeat But your shadow doesn't own me If moving on means I must lose you I'll find the strength to make it through [Outro] (Piano fades, reverb trails) Some things don't leave when they leave you But they don't get to keep you, either (Whispered: I'm still here...) Yeah... I'm still here.
