[Intro – distant chords, room noise] Yeah… I heard you’re doing better now. [Verse 1 – low, confessional] Saw a picture, you looked lighter, Different laugh, different town. New places on your timeline, Doing things we never found. You’re dancing where I never took you, Smiling like you finally breathe. Guess I was the weight you carried, Guess you’re free without me. [Pre-Chorus – soft realization] I don’t blame you, not tonight, I was learning how to love too late in life. If he gives you what I couldn’t do, I hope he never lets you feel used. [Chorus – fragile, devastating] I hope he takes you everywhere I was too scared to try. I hope you laugh a little louder now, I hope you sleep just fine. If loving you means letting go, Then I’ll pretend I’m strong. But if the world ever breaks you down— I’d still die for you, no matter who you’re on. [Post-Chorus – wordless, airy] Mm… Yeah… [Verse 2 – reflective, numb] You’re wearing colors I never saw, Your eyes don’t look so tired. Guess the love I gave was quiet, Guess you needed something louder. He probably holds you different, Probably says the things I missed. I was loving you in survival, He’s loving you like this. [Pre-Chorus – deeper ache] I don’t want you back, I swear, I just want you safe out there. If happiness finally found your door, I won’t knock anymore. [Chorus – fuller, resigned] I hope he takes you everywhere I was too afraid to go. I hope he sees the side of you I loved but never showed. If this is what you needed most, I won’t say I was wrong. But if your heart ever falls apart— I’d still die for you, even if I’m gone. [Bridge – stripped, almost whispered] I loved you in the only way I knew, Broken, quiet, halfway through. I don’t ask to be remembered, I just hope you’re not hurt. [Final Chorus – soft collapse] So live the life I couldn’t give, Take the pictures, chase the sun. I’ll stay here with the ghost of us, Pretend that I’m okay enough. I don’t need your hand to hold, I don’t need you back at all. But if you ever need someone— I’d still die for you… I always would. [Outro – fading chords, vinyl crackle] Yeah… Take care of yourself.

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