sayonara lyrics

[Verse 1]
You said forever, but you packed light
Left me with your T-shirt and a half-lit sky
I kept the playlist and the midnight drives
The things we swore, now they just survive
I held on tight like I owed it pain
Lost myself trying to love you sane
Told myself it’s real, told myself a lie
But I’m done playing your only alibi

[Pre-Chorus]
I gave you calm, you gave me distance
Broke my own heart for your existence
But baby, I’m not reaching this time
You lost me slowly, line by line

[Chorus]
Sayonara to the “almost”s
To the nights you ghost
To the lovе that hit hard when it came
But nevеr stayed close
Sayonara to the hopeful
To the boy you couldn’t see
This is me choosing me
Yeah, finally choosing me
[Verse 2]
I used to bend just to make you smile
Turned down parts of me, called it "worthwhile"
Watched you chase a spark I couldn’t fake
While I gave you all, you just took and flaked
I don’t hate you, I just see it now
No more waiting for a text to come around
No petulant rage, this is peace
It’s me finding air after the grief

[Pre-Chorus]
Burned the pictures, cleared the chats
Wrote you out of all my maps
And baby, you don’t get this man twice
I’m gone like your second try

[Chorus]
Sayonara to the “almost”s
To the nights you ghost
To the love that hit hard when it came
But never stayed close
Sayonara to the hopeful
To the boy you couldn’t keep
This is me choosing me
Yeah, finally choosing me
[Bridge]
Now I wear the skin you said was “too much”
Laugh with people who don’t flinch at my touch
Dance like I’ve never broken down
Even though I cried in this very town

[Chorus]
Sayonara to the “almost”s
To the nights you ghost
To the love that hit hard when it came
But never stayed close
Sayonara to the dreamer
To the hurt I used to feed
This is me, this is free
This is finally choosing me

[Outro]
No echo, no ache
Just peace where you used to take
I’m still here, still whole
Still got my name, still got my soul
To the guy I used to be with you
To the hurt I thought I had to prove