[Intro – vinyl crackle, distant synth wash] Mm… Yeah… Still feels close. [Verse 1 – low, fragile] Your sweater’s still folded in my room, Smells like late nights and afternoons. I tell myself it’s just a thing, But everything still points to you. I learned your habits like my own, The way you laughed when you were nervous. Even now when I’m alone, My heart still speaks you fluent. [Pre-Chorus – soft lift, airy echoes] We said we’d be better apart, But I keep you here in pieces of my heart. [Chorus – aching, melodic] If loving you means letting go, Then why does it still feel like home? I’m smiling while I’m breaking slow, Holding on, but moving on. You’re the part I can’t replace, The sweetest ache I still embrace. I don’t regret a single start— Just wish I knew how to leave your heart. [Post-Chorus – echo hums] Mm… Yeah… [Verse 2 – reflective, warm sadness] I see your name and I don’t type, I let it pass like passing light. You look happier from far away, And I don’t wanna be the weight. You taught me how to love with grace, How to stay soft in a harder place. Even if I’m not the one, I’m glad I was the one who stayed. [Pre-Chorus – gentle build] We promised truth, not fairy tales, Still hurts when real love fails. [Chorus – fuller, emotional] If loving you means letting go, Then why does it still feel like home? I’m smiling while I’m breaking slow, Holding on, but moving on. You’re the part I can’t replace, The sweetest ache I still embrace. I don’t regret a single start— Just wish I knew how to leave your heart. [Bridge – stripped beat, echoing lines] Maybe in another time, We don’t run, we don’t hide. Maybe then the stars align, And love don’t hurt to feel alive. [Final Chorus – quiet resolve] If loving you means letting go, I’ll carry you, just not hold. Some loves don’t fade, they just transform, Into memories we keep warm. You’ll always have a piece of me, In every song, in every key. Bittersweet, but honest too— I loved you right, even when we knew. [Outro – fading pads, soft breath] Mm… Goodbye… Softly.

Soft Goodbye