[Intro] Some people lose love in a fight… I lost mine in silence. [Verse] I watched you slowly stop replying, Like it wasn’t breaking my bones. I told myself you’re just busy, While I died in my notifications. I kept it cool, I kept it gentle, Didn’t want to be “too much”… So I held my heart behind my teeth And called it “being tough.” [Pre-Chorus] But every night I almost called you, And every time I didn’t… A piece of me went missing And I learned to live with it. [Chorus] (SUNG + catchy + devastating) I never said it… now I can’t take it back, I let you walk away and I stayed attached. I never said “I need you,” I just smiled and played dead, Now I’m sleeping with the words I should’ve said. Yeah, I never said it… and that’s the truth, I loved you loud inside my chest, but I was mute. And you’ll never know how bad it hurt… ’Cause I never said it first. [Drop] (chops for heavy bass) “never said it…” “too late…” “I needed you…” “I was mute…” [Verse] I don’t blame you for choosing peace, I just wish you chose it with me. I don’t hate you—God, I tried to— But love don’t shut off clean. So I clean my room like it’s a ritual, I delete things I can’t erase… But every song turns into you And every night keeps your place. [Pre-Chorus] And I’m getting better, that’s the problem, ’Cause it proves I’ll be okay… But being okay without you Still feels like a price I pay. [Chorus] I never said it… now I can’t take it back, I let you walk away and I stayed attached. I never said “I need you,” I just smiled and played dead, Now I’m sleeping with the words I should’ve said. Yeah, I never said it… and that’s the truth, I loved you loud inside my chest, but I was mute. And you’ll never know how bad it hurt… ’Cause I never said it first. [Bridge] (strings only + raw vocal) If I could go back for one minute, I wouldn’t beg, I wouldn’t chase… I’d just hold your hands and tell you You were my safest place. But time don’t trade regrets for mercy, It just teaches you to live… With the love you never spoke, And the closure you don’t get. [Final Chorus] (bigger, uplifting but still dark) I never said it… now I can’t take it back, I let you walk away and I stayed attached. I never said “I need you,” I just smiled and played dead, Now I’m bleeding from the words I should’ve said. Yeah, I never said it… but I do tonight, I loved you in the dark, I loved you in the light. And you’ll never know how bad it hurt… ’Cause I never said it first. [Outro] So this is me saying it late… To a memory that can’t hear me.
