I Stayed When You Didn't - ArlenaZara
I held the door when you were leaving
Still believed you'd turn around
I memorized the sound of your footsteps
Fading softly down the ground
I kept your side of every promise
Even when you let them fall
I was standing in the wreckage
Still protecting us from all
I chose to fight when you grew distant
I chose us when you chose doubt
I was still calling us forever
When you were already out
I stayed when you didn't
I loved when you quit
I gave you my heart
You gave me your distance
I held on through the silence
You let it all end
I was still choosing you
I stayed when you didn't
I learned how to cry without making noise
So you wouldn't feel the weight
I blamed myself for your cold goodbye
Called your leaving my mistake
I kept believing in the version of you
That loved me in the start
While you were slowly letting go
I was falling apart
I kept the faith, I kept the fire
You let it fade away
I was building something real
You were planning your escape
I stayed when you didn't
Through every doubt and fear
I was still fighting for us
While you disappeared
I begged the night for answers
You never had to send
I was still choosing love
I stayed when you didn't
I stayed
You didn't
Love shouldn't feel one-sided
Or like proving I belong
I shouldn't have to lose myself
Just to keep us strong
If staying meant betraying me
Then leaving's what I need
I gave you all my loyalty
Now I give it back to me
I stayed when you didn't
But I won't anymore
I'm done loving someone
Who can't fight for us both
I'll heal from the wreckage
I'll rise from the end
I stayed when you didn't
And I'm choosing me instead
I stayed through your silence
Now I'm leaving with my strength
I stayed through your silence
Now I'm leaving