Why is he

[Verse 1 - low, intimate]

I’m sitting here by myself again
Still half-hoping you’ll call
I miss the sound of your voice at night
But I know I should let it go
My heart won’t listen when I tell it
That you’re not mine anymore
I’m stuck asking the same old questions
I don’t know what I’m doing this for

[Pre-Chorus soft, almost spoken]

My mind keeps running in circles
Every night I ask myself why
I see you without me beside you
Every time I close my eyes

Chorus

Why is he the one who gets to kiss you goodnight?
Why is he the one holding you so tight?
Why is he the one lying there
Where I used to be every night?
Why is he the one?
God, I wish I didn’t want to know
When you looked at me and said
It was me you loved

[Verse 2 gentle build]

I should’ve been right there beside you
Waking up with your head on my chest
I keep telling myself you don’t feel it
But I feel it in every breath
I don’t know what I’m supposed to do
To make it hurt a little less
I’d give you everything I had
Just to feel like I still had a chance

Pre-Chorus 2

If you said the word, I’d come running
Even though I know that’s a lie
I’ve been holding onto hope
While my heart slowly breaks inside

[Chorus slightly bigger, still restrained]

Why is he the one who gets to kiss you goodnight?
Why is he the one holding you so tight?
Why is he the one lying there
Where I used to be every night?
Why is he the one?
God, I wish I didn’t want to know
When you swore to me it was me
Yeah, it was me you loved

[Bridge stripped / spoken]

Don’t say my name if you don’t mean it
Don’t pull me close just to let me go
If you love me like you said you did
Why am I here on my own?

[Final Chorus / Outro broken, fading]

Why is he the one who gets to kiss you goodnight?
Why is he the one holding you so tight?
Why is he the one lying there
Where I used to be every night?
Why is he the one?
God, I don’t even need to know
I just wish it didn’t hurt
When you said it was me you loved

[soft outro]

Yeah…
It was me you loved

Songwriting Style, Confessional, first-person storytelling,male