The words just sat there rotting on my tongue I watched you leave in pieces I refused to name Every almost-sentence turned to ash inside my chest Practiced the farewell a hundred different ways But every version ended with me begging for the rest I couldn’t say goodbye I couldn’t say goodbye I bit the sound in half and let it die Kept your jacket folded like a living thing Wore the silence louder than you ever spoke Told the walls I was fine while the walls kept listening To the same unfinished sentence that I never broke I couldn’t say goodbye I couldn’t say goodbye I bit the sound in half and let it die Funny how the mouth can open wide And still produce nothing but static and pride I had the script, I had the stage, I had the light Still chose the version where I never get it right I couldn’t say goodbye I couldn’t say goodbye I couldn’t say goodbye I couldn’t say goodbye I couldn’t say goodbye I couldn’t say goodbye I couldn’t say goodbye I couldn’t say goodbye Still can’t Still can’t Still can’t