[intro]
you said it quiet,
but it landed loud.
room went still.
what happens now?

(...)

[verse 1]
my chest went tight,
like it knew the script.
short replies,
eyes on the exit.

keys on the counter,
phone in my hand,
already writing
how this would end.

i’ve done this before,
i know the drill.
leave before love
gets too real.

(...)

[pre-chorus]
pull away first,
don’t let it land.
cross your arms,
stick to the plan.

[chorus]
i was halfway to the door,
already bracing for goodbye,
already building up the case
before we had time to try.

i was halfway to the door,
heart racing like before,
but something inside me said,
“don’t run anymore.”

[verse 2]
you didn’t yell,
you just looked hurt,
and that hit deeper
than any word.

i felt the urge
to make it small,
turn it on you,
end it all.
(..)

but i stayed in it,
let it breathe,
sat in the space
between you and me.

didn’t raise my voice,
didn’t disappear,
just let the silence
sit right here.

(...)

[pre-chorus 2]
it wasn’t pretty,
it wasn’t clean,
just two people
in between.

no grand speech,
no more games,
no more running away again.

no, i won't run away again.

[chorus]
i was halfway to the door,
already bracing for goodbye,
already building up the case
before we had time to try.

i was halfway to the door,
heart racing like before,
but something inside me said,
“don’t run anymore.”
(...)
don’t run anymore.

[instrumental flair]


[bridge]
it’s easier to leave
than to be seen,
easier to vanish
than say what i mean.
(...)
easier to burn it down
and call it fate
than stand in the fire
and stay in place.
(...)

[final chorus]
i was halfway to the door,
i could feel it in my hands,
every old version of me
ready with a plan.

i was halfway to the door,
heart racing like before,
but i looked at you,
(...)
and i stayed.

[outro]
no applause,
no big reward,
just two of us.
(...)
and i stayed.

i stayed.