Pieces of Quiet

[Intro – fragile]
I’m fine…
That’s what I keep saying, anyway.

[Verse 1 – soft, aching]
I kept your sweater in the corner,
Still pretending you’ll come back.
I trace the letters of your name
On all the things I should unpack.
I’ve been talking to the silence,
It answers better than you did.
Funny how the truth gets louder
When there’s nothing left to fix.

[Pre-Chorus – breaking gently]
I try to sleep through the missing,
But the nights don’t let me go.
Every memory keeps insisting
On playing me reruns of “almost.”

[Chorus – emotional, delicate]
I’m holding on to pieces of quiet
Where I used to hold your hand.
I still reach for you sometimes—
My heart forgets what my mind understands.
I know time will soften the edges,
But I’m still learning how to breathe.
I’m holding on to pieces of quiet
’Til they stop hurting me.

[Verse 2 – tender sadness]
I keep your message thread untouched,
Like turning pages in a book.
If healing had a timeline,
I’d give it every hour it took.
I’m not angry that you left,
Just hurt you didn’t stay.
Some people are meant to teach you
How to lose in a gentler way.

[Pre-Chorus]
I keep trying to forget you,
But forgetting feels like grief.
You were all the songs I swore
I’d never skip, never delete.

[Chorus – fuller]
I’m holding on to pieces of quiet
Where I used to hold your hand.
I still reach for you sometimes—
My heart forgets what my mind understands.
I know time will soften the edges,
But I’m still learning how to breathe.
I’m holding on to pieces of quiet
’Til they stop hurting me.

[Bridge – small but raw]
Maybe someday I’ll smile
Without feeling you fade.
Maybe loving you won’t hurt—
But today’s not that day.

[Final Chorus – whisper-soft]
I’m holding on to pieces of quiet
But I’m learning how to stand.
Even if I still reach for you—
Someday I won’t have to again.
I know healing takes a moment,
Or maybe two, or maybe three…
I’m holding on to pieces of quiet
While I come back to me.

“Soft sad indie-pop ballad, emotional acoustic, airy vocals, slow gentle mood, 78 BPM.