[Intro – muted guitar, soft room tone, breath] Mm… Yeah… It’s quiet again. [Verse 1 – intimate, restrained] I still sleep on the side we chose, Like muscle memory never let you go. Your sweater’s folded, I don’t touch it, Feels like moving it would break something. I learned how to laugh in smaller pieces, Keep my voice calm when your name comes up. I tell them I’m fine, and most days I mean it, Just not when the room goes soft. [Pre-Chorus – gentle lift] I know you’re finding your way somewhere else, And I don’t wanna pull you back. So I keep every feeling inside my chest, Where it doesn’t ask for more than that. [Chorus – tender, sad] I never said it out loud, But I miss you every night. Not in a way that asks you to return, Just in a way that still feels right. If loving you means staying quiet, Then I’ll do that part just fine. I never said it out loud, But you were mine. [Post-Chorus – soft hums, snaps fade] Mm… Yeah… [Verse 2 – reflective, low] I replay moments we didn’t finish, Like they’re paused instead of gone. Every almost, every maybe, Still sings when the lights turn low. I don’t hate who you are without me, I’m proud you learned how to breathe. I just wish it didn’t feel like You learned it at the cost of me. [Pre-Chorus – breathier] I won’t be the ghost in your new life, Won’t haunt you with what we were. I’ll just be the silence you don’t notice, Still hoping you’re okay, for sure. [Chorus – fuller] I never said it out loud, But I miss you all the same. In the quiet parts of every song, In the way I say your name. If you ever wonder if you mattered, If you ever doubt our time— I never said it out loud, But you were mine. [Bridge – stripped, emotional honesty] Some love stays loud. Some love stays soft. Mine learned how to stay without being lost. [Final Chorus – resolved, aching] I never said it out loud, But I loved you carefully. Enough to let you walk away, Enough to set you free. If this is where our story ends, I’ll be grateful we crossed lines. I never said it out loud… But you were mine. [Outro – muted guitar, breath out] Yeah… Always were.

Never Said It Out Loud (Him)