You Left Me Half Alive - ArlenaZara
I felt your hand slip from mine
Even as I whispered,"Stay"
You smiled like nothing had changed, but
Your eyes had walked away
I held on to every word
Every promise that you made, but
Love can't survive in shadows
Where hearts slowly fade
I stayed when you let go
Loved you more than you could know
Every piece of me you took
Left me searching for what's left to hold
You left me half alive
Breathing but barely feeling
Smiling while my heart broke inside
Silent while I kept healing
I gave you everything I had
But it was never enough to survive
You left me half alive
And I'm learning to fight to feel alive
I replay your absence in the night
The spaces where you should have been
I made excuses for your cold heart
While drowning in the love within
I forgave you in quiet whispers
Breathed in the ache of your goodbye
I lost myself in loving you
And didn't even realize
I kept the hope you let go
Held the pain only I could know
Every day I walked alone
Loving you left me half a home
You left me half alive
Breathing but barely feeling
Smiling while my heart broke inside
Silent while I kept healing
I gave you everything I had
But it was never enough to survive
You left me half alive
And I'm learning to fight to feel alive
If love is meant to heal
And why did you leave me shattered again?
I'll rise, I'll stand, I'll breathe anew
Even with the part of me that stayed with you
You left me half alive
But I reclaim what's mine
I'll turn the tears into my strength
And let my heart redefine
I'll love again, I'll love again
Even with the scars I hide
You left me half alive
But I'll find my way back to light
I'll heal the pieces you broke apart
Learn to live with a stronger heart
You left me half alive
But I'll rise and I'll survive