

Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] Half-warm coffee Shaking in my hands Your name on the lid Smudged like my plans You said “call me” I stared at the screen Typed out a novel Erased every scene [Chorus] I’m still parked outside your street Engine off But I can’t leave Talking to the rearview Like it’s you Like it’s you All these paper cups and parking lots Know the things that you forgot I keep holding on to almost Till my fingers bleed right through [Verse 2] Your sweater in the trunk Still smells like last July I wear it when I’m tired Of pretending I’m alright Friends say I should move Like it’s boxes and a truck But you’re pinned to every corner Of the life I never packed up [Chorus] I’m still parked outside your street Engine off But I can’t leave Talking to the rearview Like it’s you Like it’s you All these paper cups and parking lots Know the things that you forgot I keep holding on to almost Till my fingers bleed right through [Bridge] If I drive away Does it make it real That you’re not coming back That this is how it feels? So I circle the block Same three songs Same thoughts Every red light Is just one more shot (at you) [Chorus] I’m still parked outside your street Engine off But I can’t leave Talking to the rearview Like it’s you Like it’s you All these paper cups and parking lots Know the things that you forgot I keep holding on to almost Till my fingers bleed right through [Outro] Half-warm coffee Now it’s cold Like us I whisper “I’ll be okay” But I don’t believe it yet
Tags
Intimate emo ballad with close-mic'd male vocals and soft piano. Sparse left-hand chords, right-hand arpeggios blooming in the chorus. Subtle room reverb, vocal cracks and breaths kept in. Second chorus adds low cello pad and whispery backing harmonies for lift, then strips back to bare piano on the last line for a quiet gut punch., emo
3:55
No
4/10/2026