[Verse 1 – restrained, aching] You still sleep on your side of the bed But somehow it feel colder than ever Your hands don’t reach for me at night And your silence get heavier BGVs: (Heavier…) We still talk about everyday things Bills, work, what we need from the store But somewhere between “good morning” and goodbye we stopped bein’ us for sure (ad-lib) Mmm… I felt it. [Pre-Chorus – emotional realization] I watched your eyes stop lookin’ for me way before you let me go BGVs: (Let me go…) And maybe that’s what hurts the most— lovin’ somebody already halfway gone Lola (run): Go-o-o-one… [Chorus – emotional swell] You were halfway gone while I was still holdin’ on Still kissin’ you like we weren’t already breakin’ BGVs: (Breakin’… breakin’…) Halfway gone And I kept lovin’ too hard while you slowly pulled your heart out my hands without sayin’ it (ad-libs) Why couldn’t you tell me…? I would’ve understood… [Verse 2 – deeper loneliness] I started mournin’ you beside me before the goodbye ever came That’s the kinda pain nobody warns you ’bout watchin’ love slowly change BGVs: (Slowly change…) You stopped askin’ how I’m feelin’ Stopped noticein’ when I cried And every time I tried to reach for you you disappeared behind your eyes (ad-lib) God… you left me lonely. [Pre-Chorus – fuller harmonies] I kept tryin’ to save us while you made peace with leavin’ BGVs: (Leavin’…) And maybe I was the only one still believin’ Lola (run): Belieeeeevin’… [Chorus – bigger emotional release] You were halfway gone while I was still sayin’ “stay” Still buildin’ futures you already walked away from BGVs: (Walked away from…) Halfway gone And I swear I felt the distance long before the ending finally found us (ad-libs) I knew it… I just didn’t wanna believe it… [Bridge – stripped down devastation] (beat strips back — Rhodes, ambient pads, breathing) Lola (soft, breaking): You know what’s cruel? BGVs: (Cruel…) I kept tryin’ harder while you kept driftin’ further And every “I love you” from you started soundin’ like guilt instead of love Lola: I was fightin’ for somebody who already made peace with losin’ me BIG emotional rise: And I think that’s the part I’ll never fully recover from… [Final Chorus – emotional explosion] You were halfway gone before you ever packed your things And I was still prayin’ for us to survive BGVs: (Survive… survive…) Halfway gone And maybe that’s why it broke me so bad ’Cause I stayed completely there while you slowly said goodbye Lola BELT: YOU LEFT ME WHILE YOU WERE STILL LYIN’ NEXT TO MEEEE—! Ad-libs everywhere: (Why didn’t you tell me…?) (I felt you slipping away…) (I was still loving you…) (Mmm…) [Outro – quiet acceptance] Lola (whisper): Some people leave emotionally… before they ever walk away… BGVs fading: (Halfway gone…) (Gone…) (Already gone…)
