Violet Unsent

[Verse 1] Midnight on my screen Your name in that glow Thumb on the edge I let it go Three drafts deep Same line, same lie Room full of silence I watched it die The cursor blinked Like it knew my face I paced that floor In a rented space Your last text sat Like a cut that burned I typed "come back" Then never returned [Pre-Chorus] And I Kept my hands off the send Kept my heart on a ledge I was hanging by a thread [Chorus] Violet unsent Let it fade Violet unsent I walked away No more waiting No more shame Violet unsent I let it change Violet unsent Off my chest Violet unsent I needed less What I kept I kept me safe Violet unsent Gone in the haze [Verse 2] Down the block The deli gate was shut A taxi hissed Then slowed down, then passed A kid on a bike Cut through the rain A plastic bag Spun in the lane My keys felt cold In my back pocket I heard your laugh Then I locked it Past the laundromat Past the corner store I wasn't lost I wasn't yours [Pre-Chorus] And I Let the night take the edge Let the hurt fall back Let it leave no trace [Chorus] Violet unsent Let it fade Violet unsent I walked away No more waiting No more shame Violet unsent I let it change Violet unsent Off my chest Violet unsent I needed less What I kept I kept me safe Violet unsent Gone in the haze [Bridge] Under that wash of purple glass I heard my steps come back at me One by one, the hard parts passed Like they were never meant to stay with me I don't need to spell it out Don't need to make you understand Some goodbyes are just a hand Open, empty, in the sand [Chorus] Violet unsent Let it fade Violet unsent I walked away No more waiting No more shame Violet unsent I let it change Violet unsent Off my chest Violet unsent I needed less What I kept I kept me safe Violet unsent Gone in the haze [Outro] By the time I hit my door The sky was soft and bruised I left that message on the floor And kept the part that knew Violet unsent Violet unsent I walked home whole I walked home whole