Bittersweet

Verse 1

You left your sweater on my chair,

Said you'd come back, it's still there.

September dust on all your things,

But in my head it's always spring.

My mother asks if I'm okay,

I smile and say I've moved away.

But every street I try to cross

Still leads me back to what we lost.

Pre-Chorus

I hate that you still taste like home,

I hate that I can't sleep alone.

I hate the way your ghost still knows

Exactly when my silence grows.

Chorus

Love was sweet till it wasn't,

Now it's poison on my tongue.

Every "forever" that you promised

Feels so heavy in my lungs.

You were roses, you were rain,

You were comfort, you were pain.

I miss you, but I'm learning how to breathe

Guess our heaven turned out

Bittersweet.

Verse 2

I see your shadow in a crowd,

It pulls my heartbeat inside out.

I almost call, I almost text,

But I don't want your almosts next.

Your new girl laughs the way I did,

I hope you treat her like you should.

I hope you show her all the parts

You hid from me inside your heart.

Pre-Chorus

I hate that I still check my phone,

I hate the quiet when I'm home.

I hate the way my favorite songs

Still say your name when they come on.

Chorus

Love was sweet till it wasn't,

Now it's poison on my tongue.

Every "forever" that you promised

Feels so heavy in my lungs.

You were roses, you were rain,

You were comfort, you were pain.

I miss you, but I'm learning how to breathe

Guess our heaven turned out

Bittersweet.

Bridge

One day I'll pass you on the street,

No shaky hands, no missing beat.

I'll hear your voice and I won't break,

Just smile at you for old time's sake.

I'll thank you for the nights I cried,

For showing me what I can't survive.

'Cause losing you was losing me

And getting me back set me free.

Final Chorus

Love was sweet, then it cut me,

Left its colors on my scars.

Every little lie you told me

Made me fall back into stars.

You were roses, you were rain,

You were lesson, you were stain.

I loved you, but I'm finally breathing deep

All the pain we had was

Bittersweet.

Outro

So keep your sweater, keep your key,

You're a song, not destiny.

I'll remember how you tasted on my teeth

Soft and sacred,

Bittersweet.