Unspoken Farewells - Aliza
I still sleep on your side of the bed
Like maybe you'll come home instead
Your shadow lingers on the wall
Even silent sounds like you calling
Your coffee cup still knows my name
Your jacket smells like yesterday
I practice words I'll never say
They fall apart before they escape
We learned how to love out loud
But never how to let go
So we smiled through the cracks
Hoping they wouldn't show
This is us
Saying goodbye
Without a single word
A thousand tears in our eyes
But none of them were heard
I held on when you let go
Still begging you to stay
And these are the unspoken farewells
We were too afraid to say
I replay every almost kiss
Every we'll be fine I miss
You promised me forever once
Now forever's just a month ago
I trace your name in broken lines
Like it might bring you back in time
But love don't work like that I know
Some hearts live without closing doors
We danced around the truth at night
Like lies could keep us warm
But love grew tired of the fight
And quietly moved on
This is us
Saying goodbye
Without a single word
A thousand tears in our eyes
But none of them were heard
I held on when you let go
Still begging you to stay
And these are the unspoken farewells
We were too afraid to say
If I could go back I'd be brave
I'd tell you everything I saved
But now my voice is just a ghost
Haunting what we loved the most
I hope someone loves you right
The way I couldn't every night
And maybe someday I'll be okay
Missing you in a softer way
This is me
Saying goodbye
Learning how to breathe again
Letting go of you and I
And everything we might have been
I'll carry love not the pain
Even though it still feels this way
These are the unspoken farewells
I'm finally brave enough to say
So this is me
Whispering now
What my heart couldn't allow
Goodbye my love
Goodbye