I stopped saying your name out loud
Stopped waiting in the passing crowd
I take the long way home these days
To lose the streets you used to take
No, I’m not over you, I know
But I’ve learned to let it go—slow
So I’m loving you less
Just a little less each day
Like folding back a photograph
That always fades away
I’m not cold, I’m not fine
But I need to draw the line
If I love you like before
I won’t survive
I used to check the sky for signs
Now I just close the blinds
And all the songs you used to play
Don’t echo quite the same
I still feel you in the room
But I’m learning to make space for gloom
So I’m loving you less
Just a little less each night
Like dimming down a memory
That used to burn too bright
I’m not healed, I’m not whole
But I’m taking back control
‘Cause if I love you like I did
I’ll lose my soul
Somewhere between goodbye and stay
I chose the quietest way
I’m loving you less
Not 'cause I wanted to
But 'cause holding on too tightly
Means I’m breaking too
Bit by bit, breath by breath
I’m learning love that’s left
Can still be mine, without regret
I’m loving you less
But I loved you the best