Let it breathe

[Verse 1]
Verse 1
We were leaning into silence
Trying to force a spark to flame
Every word a little violence
Every touch a little tame
I kept reaching for a version
Of a you that never came
Wondering why the conversion
Always ended up the same

[Verse 2]
Pre-Chorus
You can't water what won't grow
Can't make a river backwards flow
Some things only time can know

[Chorus]
Chorus
So I'm letting go, letting it breathe
Love ain't a door you break to leave
It's the light that finds you when you believe
That some hearts open slow
I'm not gonna fight what isn't mine
Not gonna beg for crumbs of time
If it's real, it'll find its own design
And if it don't — then I know
It was never meant to grow

[Verse 3]
Verse 2
I memorized your favorite coffee
Learned the shape of all your moods
Thought if I loved you hard enough, you
Couldn't help but love me too
But the mirror showed a stranger
Trading pieces of her truth
For a love that felt like danger
Half a fire, half a noose

[Verse 4]
Pre-Chorus
You can't water what won't grow
Can't make a winter feel like snow
Some things only letting go can show

[Chorus]
Chorus
So I'm letting go, letting it breathe
Love ain't a door you break to leave
It's the light that finds you when you believe
That some hearts open slow
I'm not gonna fight what isn't mine
Not gonna beg for crumbs of time
If it's real, it'll find its own design
And if it don't — then I know
It was never meant to grow

[Verse 5]
Bridge
Maybe somewhere down the highway
We'll meet again on different ground
Maybe I'll look back and thank the day
I stopped trying to hold you down
'Cause a love you have to force
Ain't a love worth keeping score
It's just a heart that's keeping score
Of all the love it's been ignoring

[Verse 6]
Final Chorus
So I'm letting go, letting it breathe
Love ain't a prize you get to keep
It's the grace of knowing when to leave
And when to wait and see
I'm not gonna fight what isn't mine
Not gonna shrink to fit your sky
If it's real, it'll meet me by and by
And if it don't — I'll be fine
'Cause I finally learned the line
Between loving and wasting time

[Verse 7]
Outro
Let it breathe… let it go…
If it's yours, it'll come back slow
If it don't, you already know
You were never meant to force it, though