[Verse 1] You chased the high you thought you wanted I watched you drift away You took advice from every shadow But not the one who chose to stay I didn’t beg, I didn’t call you I let the quiet say it all Funny how you had to hit the bottom To see who caught you in the fall [Pre-Chorus] Days fade, but the heart remembers You moved on, but the flame still embers [Chorus] You had to lose me just to see me Had to miss me just to want me back Had to feel that empty on your pillow To know my love was everything you lacked Now you’re standing in between What you said and what you mean You had to lose me just to see me But I had to lose you just to find my peace [Verse 2] Now every street is like a movie Where I’m the scene you can’t rewind Every chorus on the radio Is my name stuck in your mind You keep reaching for a second chance Like time can bend and realign But some doors lock when they swing closed So I could finally claim what’s mine [Pre-Chorus] You can’t heal a borrowed heartbeat If you’re chasing what you can’t keep [Chorus] You had to lose me just to see me Had to miss me just to want me back Had to feel that empty on your pillow To know my love was everything you lacked Now you’re standing in between What you said and what you mean You had to lose me just to see me But I had to lose you just to find my peace [Bridge] Maybe I’m your almost-forever Maybe I’m the ghost in your bed The name you whisper in the quiet The story playing in your head You thought my heart was replaceable Till you learned how real love feels Now you know exactly what you wasted And I know what my worth reveals [Final Chorus] You had to lose me just to see me Had to break us just to understand You were searching for something brighter While everything you needed held your hand Now you’re living with the question Of the life we could have been You had to lose me just to see me I had to lose you just to choose me again [Outro] You had to lose me Just to see me And I had to lose you So I could finally see me too.
