Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Oh-oh-oh
Couldn't be with you, you, you, you

I gave you all the time I had, I was waiting
Through the silence, through the rain, anticipating
You loved me on your terms, only when it fit
But love ain't something you give in shifts
I tried to bend, but I always broke
Wrote our story while you spoke in smoke
You held me, but never touched my soul
It's sad, 'cause you were everything I called whole

Told myself you'd change, but you never did
I was dreaming us while you were just a kid
Couldn't make you stay, even if I begged
Now I'm standing in the ruins of what we said

Couldn't be with you
Even if I loved you more than I do
Couldn't stay in this lie, even if I wanted to
You broke me so quietly
I forgot who I was trying to be
Couldn't be with you
Couldn't be with you

You, you, you
Couldn't be with you
You, you, you
No, no, no, no

You only called when the night fell cold
When your ego needed someone to hold
I was your comfort, but never your choice
Tried to scream but lost my voice
You talked about love like it was a war
But I was bleeding long before
Now the mirror shows someone I don't know
But I'm better, even walking slow

Told myself you'd see me for who I am
But you kept your heart locked, never gave a damn
Couldn't fix the space you left behind
So I filled it with my peace of mind

Couldn't be with you
Even if I loved you more than I do
Couldn't stay in this lie, even if I wanted to
You broke me so quietly
I forgot who I was trying to be
Couldn't be with you
Couldn't be with you

And I wanted to be your everything
But your forever had an ending
You left me like a line in a song
Half-sung, but now I'm moving on

Told myself I'd die without your light
But darkness showed me how to fight
Couldn't be with you and still love me
So I chose to set me free

Couldn't be with you
Even if I loved you more than I do
Couldn't stay in this lie, even if I wanted to
You broke me so quietly
I forgot who I was trying to be
Couldn't be with you
Couldn't be with you

You, you, you
Couldn't be with you
You, you, you
No, no, no

Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Oh-oh-oh
Couldn't be with you, you, you, you