She knew

[Verse 1] I had the letter folded in my coat, Every word I'd never let you know. You walked in smiling, him beside your hand, And something in my chest turned into sand. I stood there holding everything I wrote, Every line I bled for, every note. Watched you laugh across the crowded room, And buried every word inside the wound. [Pre-Chorus] I couldn't hand you pages full of truth, Not with him standing there beside you. So I kept the letter, kept the silence, kept the pain And told you I had nothing to explain. [Chorus] THEN YOU LOOKED AT ME AND SAID I KNOW. TWO WORDS THAT SPLIT ME OPEN TO THE BONE. I KNOW AND STILL YOU'RE WALKING OUT THAT DOOR. I SWORE TO GOD RIGHT THEN AND THERE I'D NEVER LOVE AGAIN. I'D SOONER DIE THAN FEEL THIS WAY ONCE MORE. SHE KNEW. AND IT STILL WASN'T ENOUGH. [Verse 2] We said goodbye like strangers at the end, Like everything between us was pretend. You said we'd meet again, you said it clear, But I could feel the last time in the air. I watched you walk away into the night, Still carryin' every word I didn't write. The letter's still in ash inside my chest, And I'm done with love I've failed the test. [Pre-Chorus] I don't regret a single thing I felt, Just the silence I was always dealt. I kept the words too long, too deep, too late Now I leave them at this closing gate. [Chorus] YOU LOOKED AT ME AND SAID I KNOW. AND ALL I SAID WAS NOTHING WATCH ME GO. I KNOW YOU KNEW AND STILL YOU LEFT. I SWORE TO GOD RIGHT THEN AND THERE I'D NEVER BLEED AGAIN. I'D SOONER DIE THAN HAND MY HEART OUT BARE. SHE KNEW. AND WALKED AWAY. [Breakdown] I didn't give you the letter. You told me you already knew. And I buried every line I ever wrote for you so deep inside my chest that not even I can reach them anymore. We said goodbye. You said we'd see each other again. I KNEW IT WAS THE LAST TIME. I KNEW. AND I LOVE YOU. AND I'LL NEVER SAY IT OUT LOUD AGAIN. [Bridge] I'll carry your name the way I carry everything quiet, alone, and further down than anyone can see. Maybe that's enough. Maybe it has to be. [Final Chorus] YOU LOOKED AT ME AND SAID I KNOW. AND I TOOK THAT WITH ME WHEN I LET YOU GO. SHE KNEW SHE ALWAYS FUCKING KNEW. I SWORE TO GOD I'D NEVER LOVE AGAIN THE WAY I LOVED YOU. AND I WON'T. SHE KNEW.