

Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1 soft, intimate] We built a house out of almosts Out of “someday” and “maybe we’ll see” Every promise felt heavy Like it was leaning on me I learned how to speak in pauses How to fight without raising my voice How to lose every argument Just to feel like I had a choice [Pre-Chorus gentle lift] You called it love I called it delay There’s a difference When you’re the one who pays [Chorus fragile, melodic, intimate] I don’t hate you I just stopped trying to bleed For a future that never wanted All of me If walking away is a kind of courage Then let this be my release I don’t hate you I chose to disappear I chose peace [Verse 2 conversational, reflective] I memorized all your defenses All the ways you’d turn cold How silence became your language When things got honest or bold I kept watering a ghost garden Waiting for something to grow But love shouldn’t feel like holding your breath Just to fight the undertow [Pre-Chorus gentle lift] You said, “this is how I am” Like that settles the score But love isn’t surviving What hurts you more Chorus (repeat, soft build) I don’t hate you I just stopped trying to bleed For a future that never wanted All of me If walking away is a kind of courage Then let this be my release I don’t hate you I chose to disappear I chose peace [Bridge spoken / intimate, emotional pause] I stayed longer than I should Because leaving felt like defeat But staying felt like slowly Teaching my heart how to retreat This isn’t anger It’s clarity This isn’t loss It’s honesty [Final Chorus soft, melodic, resolved] I don’t hate you I just stopped trying to bleed For a future that never wanted All of me If walking away is a kind of courage Then let this be my release I don’t hate you I chose to disappear I chose peace [Outro soft, almost whispered] Some doors don’t slam They close quietly And that’s how I knew It was time to leave
Tags
Songwriting Style, Confessional, first-person storytelling,male
4:08
No
2/8/2026