Velvet Voice Blues — He Left, I Stayed

You packed your words in sighs like
I would never know
The way your eyes stopped fighting
The way you let me go
I held on to the moment
Like it would change your mind
But love don't wait for someone
Who's already goodbye
He left, I stayed
He left, I stayed
I gave you all
I had
You walked away
I hear you in the hallway
In footsteps that aren't there
Every night reminds me
Of how you didn't care
I tried to hate some memory
But you won't let me breathe
You're everything
I'm losing
And everything
I need
He left, I stayed
I gave you all
I had
You walked away
I poured myself in whiskey
Just trying not to feel
But nothing kills the silence
Of something that
WAS REAL
I LOVED YOU PAST THE BREAKING
PAST everything you said
You turned into a stranger while
I was still in it
He left.
I stayed
I gave you all
I had
You walked away
Maybe time will soften
The echo of your name
But right now every sECOND
STILL BURNS ME THE SAME
YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO SHOUT
WHAT I WAS TRYING TO SAY
You just had to love me, but you
Chose to walk away
He left.
I stayed
I gave you
I had
You walked away