The Apology I’ll Never Get

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[Intro – soft piano, empty-room reverb, quiet ad-libs]

I waited longer than I should’ve (yeah)
Kept hoping you’d mean it (mmm)
Guess some words just never come (ohh)

[Verse 1 – reflective, restrained flow]

I practiced what you’d say in my head (in my head)
Imagined you finally owning it (owning it)
Thought you’d knock on my door one night (one night)
Say you were wrong, say you see it now (see it now)

I held space for something you didn’t plan (didn’t plan)
Gave you grace you never asked for (nah)
Funny how silence becomes an answer (an answer)
When apologies don’t show up (don’t show up)

[Pre Chorus – rising, emotional tension]

I stopped checking my phone for your name (your name)
Stopped waiting on words you won’t say (won’t say)
Some endings don’t come with repair (repair)
Just acceptance that it’s not fair (not fair)

[Chorus – emotional, soft but cutting]

I’m still waiting on the apology I’ll never get (never get)
Not the words, just the respect (the respect)
I don’t need you back in my life (nah)
Just needed you to say you were wrong that night (that night)
Guess some wounds don’t get closure (closure)
Just quiet… and getting older (older)

[Verse 2 – different cadence, more personal]

I told myself I didn’t need it (didn’t need it)
Said I healed without hearing it (yeah)
But late at night it still creeps in (creeps in)
That one sentence you never gave (never gave)

I forgave you in my own way (my own way)
Without the relief, without the peace (without it)
Guess forgiveness don’t always feel clean (clean)
When accountability never came (never came)

[Bridge – stripped, vulnerable]

Maybe you don’t even think about it (mmm)
Maybe it weighs on me more than you (more than you)
I don’t need justice, don’t need revenge (nah)
Just needed honesty once (once)

[Final Chorus – softer, acceptance settling in]

I’m done waiting on the apology I’ll never get (never get)
I made peace without the rest (without it)
You don’t owe me words anymore (anymore)
I owed myself to stop standing at that door (that door)
It still hurts, yeah I admit (I admit)
But I won’t pause my life for it (won’t pause)

[Outro – fading, resolved but sad]

No message
No explanation
Just me…
Letting go

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[Intro – soft piano, empty-room reverb, quiet ad-libs] I waited longer than I should’ve (yeah) Kept hoping you’d mean it (mmm) Guess some words just never come (ohh) [Verse 1 – reflective, restrained flow] I practiced what you’d say in my head (in my head) Imagined you finally owning it (owning it) Thought you’d knock on my door one night (one night) Say you were wrong, say you see it now (see it now) I held space for something you didn’t plan (didn’t plan) Gave you grace you never asked for (nah) Funny how silence becomes an answer (an answer) When apologies don’t show up (don’t show up) [Pre Chorus – rising, emotional tension] I stopped checking my phone for your name (your name) Stopped waiting on words you won’t say (won’t say) Some endings don’t come with repair (repair) Just acceptance that it’s not fair (not fair) [Chorus – emotional, soft but cutting] I’m still waiting on the apology I’ll never get (never get) Not the words, just the respect (the respect) I don’t need you back in my life (nah) Just needed you to say you were wrong that night (that night) Guess some wounds don’t get closure (closure) Just quiet… and getting older (older) [Verse 2 – different cadence, more personal] I told myself I didn’t need it (didn’t need it) Said I healed without hearing it (yeah) But late at night it still creeps in (creeps in) That one sentence you never gave (never gave) I forgave you in my own way (my own way) Without the relief, without the peace (without it) Guess forgiveness don’t always feel clean (clean) When accountability never came (never came) [Bridge – stripped, vulnerable] Maybe you don’t even think about it (mmm) Maybe it weighs on me more than you (more than you) I don’t need justice, don’t need revenge (nah) Just needed honesty once (once) [Final Chorus – softer, acceptance settling in] I’m done waiting on the apology I’ll never get (never get) I made peace without the rest (without it) You don’t owe me words anymore (anymore) I owed myself to stop standing at that door (that door) It still hurts, yeah I admit (I admit) But I won’t pause my life for it (won’t pause) [Outro – fading, resolved but sad] No message No explanation Just me… Letting go

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