I Miss The Idea Of You

[Intro]
I thought it was you  
Turns out it was what we could be  

[Verse 1]
You fit in places no one did  
Said the things I needed then  
I filled the gaps you didn’t see  
With something you could never be  

We talked like we had time to spare  
Like nothing else could interfere  
But looking back it’s clear to me  
I heard what I wanted to hear  

[Pre-Chorus]
I wasn’t seeing you  
I was seeing through  

[Chorus]
I don’t miss you  
I miss the idea of you  
The version that I built in my mind  

I don’t need you  
Like I thought I used to  
I just miss what I thought I could find  

[Verse 2]
You never said the things I thought  
I just connected dots  
Between the silence and the space  
I made a picture I could chase  

And every time you pulled away  
I gave you reasons you would stay  
But now I see it clearer  
You were never really there  

[Pre-Chorus]
I held onto something false  
That I created on my own  

[Chorus]
I don’t miss you  
I miss the idea of you  
The version that I built in my mind  

I don’t need you  
Like I thought I used to  
I just miss what I thought I could find  

[Bridge]
If you walked back in today  
I don’t know what I’d say  
‘Cause you don’t match the memory  
That I held onto anyway  

[Final Chorus]
I don’t miss you  
I miss the idea of you  
Something softer than the truth  

I don’t need you  
Like I thought I used to  
I just needed something new  

[Outro]
Guess I made you what you weren’t  
That’s the lesson that I learned

Acoustic indie folk, soft guitar, warm tone, male vocals, emotional, reflective, honest, slow tempo