For your sake

[Verse 1]
I’ve been breaking in silence
Holding on just to watch us fall
Every word feels like violence
Every touch don’t feel the same at all
We’re ghosts in the places we used to be alive
Two strangers wearing love as a disguise

[Pre-Chorus]
And I wish I could fix this
But I can’t save what’s already gone
If I stay, I’ll just keep you from moving on

[Chorus]
So I’ll say goodbye, for your sake, not mine
I’ll bleed alone so you can breathe this time
If losing me is what it takes to set you free
Then goodbye will have to be my mercy

[Verse 2]
Every dream that we painted
Crumbles under the weight of truth
And I know we’ve both been waiting
For someone brave enough to cut us loose
I’d rather break than watch you fade away
Sometimes love means walking from the flame

[Bridge] (soft / stripped back)
I love you enough to let you go
Even if it tears the skin from my soul
You deserve the sun; I’ll take the night
This is my last gift: goodbye

[Final Chorus]
So I’ll say goodbye, for your sake, not mine
I’ll bleed alone so you can breathe this time
If losing me is what it takes to set you free
Then goodbye will have to be my mercy
(Whispered/fading) Goodbye… goodbye… for your sake

Male, melodic metalcore, post-hardcore, emotional, heartbreak, anthemic