after u left

Lyrics

Funny how silence got the loudest voice. You left... Now every room echoes your name.
[Verse 1] After you left, the colors turned gray, Sun still rose but it never hit the same. Coffee got colder, nights got long, Even my favorite records sounded wrong.
I kept your side of the bed untouched, Like somehow memories could still be enough. Every little thing got your fingerprints, Now I'm building my future with broken bricks.
I smiled for the cameras, lied through my teeth, Told everybody that I finally found peace. Truth is I was drowning with my head held high, Learning how to live while a part of me died.
[Pre-Chorus] You were the fire... Now I'm talking to smoke. You were forever... Now forever's a joke.
[Chorus] After you left... I learned the rain don't wash away pain. After you left... I screamed your name into hurricanes.
Now I'm dancing with ghosts, Trying to heal what hurts the most. You walked away... But I found another version of myself. After you left... After you left...
[Verse 2] I don't hate you, nah, I hate goodbye, Hate the empty seat and the sleepless nights. Hate that every love song sounds like us, Hate I still believe in forever so much.
But scars don't mean that I lost the fight, They're proof I survived every lonely night. Every tear became another tattoo, Every broken dream pushed me closer to truth.
Now the mirror finally knows my name, I'm not the man who begged you to stay. I still miss you—that'll never change, But missing you don't mean I'm staying the same.
[Bridge] Maybe someday we'll be strangers smiling, Passing each other without rewinding. Maybe that's healing... Maybe that's grace... Maybe loving you helped me find my place.
[Final Chorus] After you left... The sun came back through the pouring rain. After you left... I finally learned that hearts can change.
I'll carry the lessons, Not the chains. I'll remember the love, Not just the pain.
You were a chapter... Not the end of myself. I found my wings... After you left.
[Outro] You took a piece of me... But you never took my future. Now watch me turn heartbreak... Into the greatest song I've ever written.