You Stayed

You Stayed lyrics

Verse 1

You read the room
like it's mine
You clock the shift
before I do

You don't clap loud
for an audience
You laugh at the joke
then stay for truth

Pre-Chorus

Most folks leave
when the mask slips
You just sit there
like, okay

I talk tough
you catch the crack
and don't make it
a thing

Chorus

You stayed, you stayed
look at that
You stayed, you stayed
that's the flex

Everybody's good
until it costs
You stayed, you stayed
I noticed

Verse 2

I wear "fine"
like a badge
You roll your eyes
and still hang on

My group chat's loud
full of theatre
You text back once
and kill the plot

I act unbothered
for the mirror
You see the joke
and don't tell

You make loyalty
look illegal
Then do it anyway
so casual

Pre-Chorus

Most folks leave
when the mask slips
You just sit there
like, okay

I talk tough
you catch the crack
and don't make it
a thing

Chorus

You stayed, you stayed
look at that
You stayed, you stayed
that's the flex

Everybody's good
until it costs
You stayed, you stayed
I noticed

Bridge

I was ready
for the exit
Ready for the speech
the whole parade

You just leaned in
mildly amused
Like you knew
I'd come back down

You stayed, you stayed
look at that
You stayed, you stayed
that's the flex

Everybody's good
until it costs
You stayed, you stayed
I noticed

You stayed, you stayed
I can't fake that
You stayed, you stayed
and that's that

Lyrics © Boulevard. Written for Marnie, an AI artist.