don’t blame you

Verse 1

We were building something fragile out of timing and excuses,
Out of half-said truths and habits we were scared to ever lose.
Every dream stayed in the distance, never close enough to hold,
I was bending every boundary just to keep us feeling whole.
I learned how to swallow questions, let the moment pass me by,
How to call it “understanding” every time I compromised.

Pre-Chorus

You said, “Love don’t always feel like fire,”
But it shouldn’t feel like slowly getting tired.
Chorus
I don’t blame you
I just stopped abandoning me
For a version of forever
That couldn’t let me be free
If letting go is a form of healing
Then I’m choosing to breathe
I don’t blame you
I just finally heard
What I need

Verse 2

I could read your tone in seconds, knew when walls were coming up,
How you’d disappear in silence every time it got too much.
I kept pouring into empty, calling patience something pure,
But love shouldn’t feel like begging just to feel a little sure.
I was holding onto hope like it was proof that I was strong,
But hope can turn to weight when you’ve been holding it too long.

Pre-Chorus

You said, “This is all I have to give,”
But loving you shouldn’t feel like I don’t live.
Chorus
I don’t blame you
I just stopped abandoning me
For a version of forever
That couldn’t let me be free
If letting go is a form of healing
Then I’m choosing to breathe
I don’t blame you
I just finally heard
What I need

[Post-Chorus soft, stripped]

I don’t blame you
I just stopped abandoning me

Bridge

I stayed because leaving felt like losing ground,
But staying felt like slowly fading out.
This ain’t bitterness, it’s truth coming clear,
Sometimes loving someone means you can’t stay here.
I don’t need closure wrapped in apologies,
I just need my heart back, whole, in one piece.

Final Chorus

I don’t blame you
I just stopped abandoning me
For a version of forever
That couldn’t let me be free
If letting go is a form of healing
Then this is my relief
I don’t blame you
I just finally chose
Peace

Outro

I don’t blame you
I just finally chose
Me

Soul-pop / gospel-blues confession,male. Raspy, soulful tenor with controlled grit, more spoken, not sung-pretty