You
said I need some space,
just a little time to breathe
We sat on a couch,
your hand slipping out of mine
It's not goodbye you promised,
eyes begging me to believe
A break, not a breakup,
we'll be fine
I nodded like a fool,
said I understood Packed your bags to the door with a smile
I forced watch you drive away thinking it'd do us good
Never thought the temporary would turn into divorce
You left packed your clothes in the closet like a
son Said you'd be back for them when you felt right
I kept the porch light burning every single
night Just in case you change your mind
This break turned into forever without
a single fight No slamming doors,
no final words,
just silence in the night
I'm still checking my phone for a text that'll
never call Waiting on a girl who's already moved on
You asked for time,
I gave you my whole life Now I'm stuck in pause while you hear it
This break that never ended left me broken on the other side
Seasons changed outside our window,
leaves felled and bloomed again
I kept your coffee mug on the counter like you walk in any day
Friends stopped asking,
they know I still pretend That you're
just on a long vacation miles away
I hear you're doing better,
saw your smile in a picture online With someone
new who doesn't know about the space you needed
Then I tell myself I'm happy you
found what you couldn't find But God,
it hurts to know you're never needing me again
Your sweater still in the drawer where you left it
that night I hold it when the quiet gets too loud
I thought a break meant ending,
not goodbye in disguise But you found
yourself just not with me around
This break turned into forever without
a single fight No slamming doors,
no final words,
just silence in the night
I'm still checking my phone for a text that'll
never call Waiting on a girl who's already moved on
You asked for time,
I gave you my whole life Now I'm stuck in pause while you hear it
This break that never ended left me broken on the other side
I should have begged you to stay Should have called it what it was
An ending dressed in softer words So it wouldn't hurt as much
But I'll let you go gently Thinking love would bring you home
Now gentle is the slowest way to die alone
This break turned into forever and I'm still holding on
To a promise that faded the moment you were gone
I'll probably leave the light on for another year or two
Hoping someday you'll remember what we had was true
You asked for time,
I gave you everything Now I'm learning how to live with this quiet
pain This break that never ended
Turned temperate into goodbye And I'm
still here waiting on the pause you
left behind This break that never ended
I guess it finally did, just not for me