Happy… Just Not With Me (Quiet Devastation Version

Happy… Just Not With Me (Quiet Devastation Version) Verse 1 You’re laughing — soft, like the whole world’s kind again The light catches you, and I pretend To be part of the glow I’m not in anymore You tilt your head, and I memorize the door You don’t see me taking notes in my chest Tracing the air where your fingers rest You look alive, and I fade quietly It’s a beautiful thing — if it didn’t hollow me Pre-Chorus You say my name like it’s safe to say But your eyes drift off — far away And I already know Chorus You’re happy And it’s everything I hoped you’d be The way you talk, the way you shine It’s just not for me And I watch the light spill out of you Like something holy and out of reach You’re happy Just not with me Verse 2 You lean close, share the little things Your laughter hits like memory stings You let me in, but not too deep Just enough to make the silence steep You say his name, and gravity wins I smile, then quietly cave within You don’t feel the splintering sound But I do — it’s all around Pre-Chorus I’d never ask you to turn it down Your joy, your warmth — it’s sacred ground So I stay unseen, where the edges blur Chorus You’re happy And I can almost breathe Watching the way your soul unfolds Just not for me You’re glowing And I want it to stay Even if it takes the rest of me away Bridge (barely above a whisper) If loving you means letting go Then I’ll love you slow From behind the noise Where goodbye doesn’t need a voice Final Chorus (trembling quiet) You’re happy — And it’s everything, truly I love the way you bloom Even if I’m left in the room after You have the sun — I have the shade But at least it still feels like something real You’re happy… Just not with me