Leaves (Something New)

I saw the way you shifted
Felt the echo in my chest
People fade in quiet ways
When they're carrying the mess

You tried to stay in color
But it bled out day by day
I felt you turning inward
While I whispered: Please just stay

I'm gripping all the pieces
That were never mine to save
Never mine to save
Never mine to save

We're all leaves
We hold on, then let go
We change shape
In ways we never show
If we fall
It doesn't mean we're through
'Cause every part we shed
Makes space for something new
Something new
Something new

I felt the distance growing
You were reaching for escape
Not every breaking moment
Needs a villain to replace

We outgrow our older versions
Shed the skins we once outgrew
Some connections hit the pavement
Long before we face the truth

I'm learning not to fight
For someone aching to be free
To be free
Something free

We're all leaves
We hold on, and then let go
We change shape
In ways we never show
If we fall
It doesn't mean we're through
'Cause every part we shed
Makes space for something new
Something new
Something new
Something new

Maybe letting go
Is part of growing
Maybe losing you
Was my unfolding
Empty space
That's where the light breaks through
Maybe falling down
Is how we bloom

I can't blame you for changing
I've been changing too
Sometimes we fall apart
To make room for something true
Something true
Something true

We're all leaves
We hold on, then let go
We change shape
In ways we never show
If we fall
It doesn't mean we're through
'Cause every part we shed
Makes space for something new
Something new
Something new
Something new
We're breaking through
We're all leaves
And leaves
Still move
Still move