WITHOUT ̶M̶E̶ II

[Verse 1] I learned your silence like a second skin Carried the weight so you could breathe again I bent until the floor knew my name You called it love, I called it staying [Pre-Chorus] I kept the lights on in a burning room Told myself the smoke was proof [Chorus] You’re standing now like I was never there Like I didn’t bleed to keep you spared Say you’re fine, say you’re finally free But tell me— Who taught you how to live without me? [Verse 2] I stitched your cracks with my own breath Called it hope, rehearsed the end Every promise said “just wait” Every goodbye came dressed as faith [Pre-Chorus] I was the ground beneath your fall You don’t feel it when it’s gone [Chorus] You’re standing now like I was never there Like I didn’t drown so you could surface air Say you’re whole, say you’re finally free But tell me— Who taught you how to live without me? [Bridge] If I disappear from every scar Do I still exist in who you are? Or was I only a place to land Until you learned how to stand? [Final Chorus] You say my name like it’s just a sound Like it didn’t hold you when you broke down If you’re better now, then let it be Just don’t pretend You didn’t learn it Through me [Outro] I let go first. You just walked away.