Verse 1
You said “stay” with your coat on,I heard “go” through the rain.My dictionary had your handwriting;I still read it wrong again.At the station, you folded the ticketInto a square against your thumb.I was reaching for the right wordWhen the last train came and went.
Pre-Chorus
Your mouth made a map;My heart missed the turn.We traded little sentencesAnd watched the meaning burn.
Chorus
We loved in different languages,Same room, different world.I gave you all my honest words;You heard them come out blurred.No villain, no betrayal,Just a sentence split in two—I knew the shape of loving you,But never how to say it to you.
Verse 2
You called the sea “a patient animal,”I laughed before I understood.You learned my mother’s Sunday phrases;I learned your coffee, dark, no sugar.We kept a list beside the kettle:“Come back soon” and “I am fine.”One night you crossed out “forever,”Left the pencil by the line.
Pre-Chorus
Your mouth made a map;My heart missed the turn.We traded little sentencesAnd watched the meaning burn.
Chorus
We loved in different languages,Same room, different world.I gave you all my honest words;You heard them come out blurred.No villain, no betrayal,Just a sentence split in two—I knew the shape of loving you,But never how to say it to you.
Bridge
Now I can say your name correctly.Now I know what “leave” means, too.Funny how the words arriveWhen there’s no one left to use them with.
Final Chorus
We loved in different languages,Same room, different world.I gave you all my honest words;You heard them come out blurred.No villain, no betrayal,Just a sentence split in two—I knew the shape of loving you,But never how to say it to you.
Outro
Your cup is gone.The list is gone.The word remains: goodbye.
