album cover
Leave Slower
album cover
Leave Slower was released on May 31, 2026 by Mitas Müzik Public as a part of the album AfterCare
May 31, 2026
LabelMitas Müzik Public
LanguageEnglish
BPM
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy

Lyrics

You were already dressed…
Mostly
My shirt
Half buttoned on you
Like a beautiful mistake
You hadn’t fully decided
To undo
Bare legs
Cold floor
Messy hair
That look…
Somewhere between
“I should really go”
And
“Please give me one reason not to”
And God…
You always make almost-leaving
Look better
Than most people
Ever look arriving
The mirror caught you
Before I could
Your fingers fixing lipstick
Your eyes
Avoiding mine
Like not looking
Might somehow
Make this easier
But we both know…
It never is
Because leaving
Was never the hard p
Acting like it meant less
Than it did…
That’s where we fall ap
So I watched
Quietly
From the edge of the bed
Like if I moved too fast
I’d break something
Soft
Not you…
Us
The version of us
That only exists
In these almost-mornings
Where nothing is promised
But nothing feels fake either
You asked
“Why are you looking at me like that?”
And I almost said
Because you look like something
I’m not ready
To survive losing
But instead…
I smiled
Like I wasn’t already
Thinking it
So come back…
Just for a second
Before the outside world
Starts pulling you
Out of this room
Out of this bed
Out of whatever this is
Come back…
Before your perfume
Becomes memory
Before your warmth
Turns hypothetical
Before we start acting
Like tonight
Was easier than it was
You sighed…
That dangerous sigh
The one that says
You know better…
But not enough
To leave cleanly
Then your heels stopped
And maybe…
Maybe that was all I needed
Not forever
Not commitment
Not clarity
Just that
The choice…
However temporary…
To turn around
You crossed the room slower
This time
Like surrender
Should be savored
And when you climbed back in
Without a word…
God
Silence
Has never sounded
So much like being chosen
I pulled you close
Not hungry
Not rushed
Just certain
Like I wasn’t trying
To steal more time
Just worship
What was already
Still here
Your head
Under my chin
My hand
At your waist
That deep breath
You only take
When the fight
To leave
Is finally over
Outside
The city kept moving
Inside…
You didn’t
So stay…
With one shoe on
And one earring missing
With your plans
Running late
With your good judgment
Somewhere on the floor
Stay…
Like maybe
This doesn’t need
A label yet
Like maybe
Right now
Is enough
Because sometimes…
The sexiest thing
Isn’t the night
It’s when someone
Almost leaves…
Then doesn’t
Written by: Ege Yaşar Atasoy

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