The Day You Said Goodbye

The crack was loud, the room stood still
Your eyes were calm but mine were filled
With every word we didn't say
Every dream I'd slipped away
Your shadow leaned against the wall
Like it already knew the fall
I felt the silence draw a line
Between your heart and mine

You held your breath, I felt it too
Like the world knew what you'd do
Every second learned to wait
Right before it was too late

The day you said goodbye
The sky decried
Was all the pain in me broken inside
Your voice was soft but sharp as truth
A love let go, a future loose
The day you said goodbye
Time lost its way
My heart stood still, you walked away
I watched forever fade from you
The day you said goodbye

The day you said goodbye

Your hand slipped slowly out of mine
Like it was practicing the sign
Of letting go without a sound
Of leaving love still on the ground
I memorized your final look
Like a page torn from a book
I didn't beg, I didn't plea
I just let the moment be

I smiled when I want to cry
Pretending I was on your side
But every step you took from me
Was cracking what we used to be

The day you said goodbye
The sky decried
Was all the pain in me broken inside
Your voice was soft but sharp as truth
A love let go, a future loose
The day you said goodbye
Time lost its way
My heart stood still, you walked away
I watched forever fade from you
The day you said goodbye

If love is real, it leaves a mark
Even time can't tear apart
I carry you, not as regret
But as a promise I once met
If paths cross where hearts don't stay
I'll bless the words you couldn't say

I'll lay that final frame
Your lips move slow, hear my name
My heart froze, I stood still
Time to bend but not to break my will
I didn't lose you at once
I felt you leaving long before you left

Shadows dance where we once stood
Miss you more than I thought I would
Tears fall soft, I let them slide
No more running, no more hide

Goodbye, goodbye, I still feel you when I close my eyes
Oh, I survive, I still try
I breathe again, I'm still alive
Love changed shape before my eyes
That was the day you said goodbye

The day you said goodbye
I learned my name
Not yours, not us, but who I became
Your leaving taught my heart to grow
Some love stays even when you go
The day you said goodbye
I didn't fall
I learned how to outlive it all
I still believe, I won't deny
Even after goodbye