You said love was a light that don’t go out,
But I lived too long in the shadow of doubt.
I tried to fix what was breaking in me slow,
But some things die in the seeds they sow.
Your arms were warm, your words were kind —
But I lost my shape trying to match what you defined.

Don’t say I stopped loving you,
That ain’t always what walking away means to do.
I just learned the truth I couldn’t betray —
The longer I stayed, the darker my days
Love ain’t always the place you rest,
Sometimes leaving’s how you love yourself best.

Your coffee cup still on the sill,
Steam long gone, but the ache sits still.
I scrubbed your name off every wall,
But the silence kept whispering through it all.
I packed my bags quiet, like a prayer unsaid,
A goodbye that hurt more than what you said.

Don’t say I stopped loving you,
That ain’t always what walking away means to do.
I just learned the truth I couldn’t betray —
The longer I stayed, the darker my days
Love ain’t always the place you rest,
Sometimes leaving’s how you love yourself best.

You’re a ghost that time won’t chase,
Still lingers soft in every empty space.
But peace don’t grow where pain still feeds,
And hearts need more than a love that bleeds.
I ain’t bitter about you, just tryin’ to be free
And find the woman you couldn’t see.

Don’t say I stopped loving you,
That ain’t always what walking away means to do.
I just learned the truth I couldn’t betray —
The longer I stayed, the darker my days
Love ain’t always the place you rest,
Sometimes leaving’s how you love yourself best.

The Longer I Stayed (Reprise)

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The Longer I Stayed (Reprise)

Myk Eff and Midnight Radio Collective