[intro piano synthsoft Very soft intro with just piano/keys, dry vocal, lots of space] [Verse 1 short low key minimal drum guitars backing vocal first big dynamic hit Very soft intro with just piano/keys, dry vocal, lots of space .Still relatively low-key, minimal drums or just light percussion] I kept your jacket by the door Like you were coming back for more Like you’d forget the way you left Like I could fix what you wrecked I learned to smile with shaking hands I made excuses for your plans And every time you said “I’m tired” I heard “I don’t love you like before” [Pre-Chorus-Harmony and chords get tenser, vocal climbs in pitch, drums fill in more. ] But I still held on To every maybe To every almost Like it could save me And you still kissed me Like a habit Like you were halfway out And I didn’t wanna catch it [Chorus-Full band enters (big drums, guitars, backing vocals), first big dynamic hit. ] So I let you go Even when it tore me in two I let you go ‘Cause I was losing myself loving you You were the fire, I was the smoke I disappeared just to keep you close And I hate that I still want you But I let you go [Verse 2 -Drops intensity slightly but keeps more energy than verse 1. ] I watched your name light up my phone And felt alone inside my bones One word from you could stop my heart Then start it breaking from the start You made me doubt my own reflection Beg for crumbs and call it affection And I still miss the way you’d pull me in Right before you’d push me out again [Pre-Chorus- Builds again, often with extra fills and stronger vocal. ] And I don’t blame you For being human But you made leaving Feel like losing ‘Cause you were sunshine With a shadow And I kept chasing light Through the black, though [Chorus-Even bigger—higher belts, thicker backing vocals, stronger drums.] So I let you go Even when it tore me in two I let you go ‘Cause I was losing myself loving you You were the fire, I was the smoke I disappeared just to keep you close And I hate that I still want you But I let you go [Solo: Guitar plays over chorus chords, band stays powerful and driving. ] [Bridge] Maybe in another life You’d choose me all the way Maybe love was never meant To feel like I should beg to stay I’m done dancing in your silence Done calling pain “romance” I won’t break just to fit inside The shape of your half-chance [Final Chorus] (big, emotional) So I let you go Even when it tore me in two I let you go ‘Cause I deserve a love that’s true You were the storm, I was the hope Praying you’d change, but you never broke And I hate that I still want you But I let you go [Outro(soft) Repeated chorus lines with ad‑libs, then a controlled wind‑down to a strong final] I still love you… But I love me more.
