I saw the way you shifted Felt the echo in my chest People fade in quiet ways When they're carrying the mess You tried to stay in color But it bled out day by day I felt you turning inward While I whispered: Please just stay I'm gripping all the pieces That were never mine to save Never mine to save Never mine to save We're all leaves We hold on, then let go We change shape In ways we never show If we fall It doesn't mean we're through 'Cause every part we shed Makes space for something new Something new Something new I felt the distance growing You were reaching for escape Not every breaking moment Needs a villain to replace We outgrow our older versions Shed the skins we once outgrew Some connections hit the pavement Long before we face the truth I'm learning not to fight For someone aching to be free To be free Something free We're all leaves We hold on, and then let go We change shape In ways we never show If we fall It doesn't mean we're through 'Cause every part we shed Makes space for something new Something new Something new Something new Maybe letting go Is part of growing Maybe losing you Was my unfolding Empty space That's where the light breaks through Maybe falling down Is how we bloom I can't blame you for changing I've been changing too Sometimes we fall apart To make room for something true Something true Something true We're all leaves We hold on, then let go We change shape In ways we never show If we fall It doesn't mean we're through 'Cause every part we shed Makes space for something new Something new Something new Something new We're breaking through We're all leaves And leaves Still move Still move