Please Don't Remember Me

I’m sitting in the corner where you used to say my name,

The sunlight through the window doesn’t feel the same.

I’m holding onto moments that were never meant to last,

Trying not to lose myself inside the past.

And every time I close my eyes, I see you walking out,

Leaving me with questions I can’t live without.

But maybe I should let these memories be…

Maybe they’re not meant for me.

So please don’t remember me,

Not the way I remember you.

I’m tired of being haunted

By the things we couldn’t do.

I’ll learn to live without your love,

Even if it breaks me slowly…

So please don’t remember me—

I need to set me free.

I’m tracing all the echoes of a dream that disappeared,

Trying to find the strength inside the pain I always feared.

I loved you like a promise you were never gonna keep,

And now I’m learning how to breathe between the weeps.

I know I should forget the nights you held me close,

But healing from the truth is what hurts the most.

Still I’m letting go of what can’t ever be…

Piece by piece, quietly.

So please don’t remember me,

Not the way I remember you.

I’m tired of being haunted

By the things we couldn’t do.

I’ll learn to live without your love,

Even if it breaks me slowly…

So please don’t remember me—

I need to set me free.

Someday I’ll forgive the pain you left,

Someday I won’t feel so bereft.

Someday all these shattered parts

Will turn into a brand new heart.

So please don’t remember me,

I’m learning how to stand.

The girl you used to hold

Is stronger than you planned.

I’ll learn to live without your love,

Even if it breaks me slowly…

So please don’t remember me—

It’s time to set me free.