One To Stay

[Verse 1]
Laughing in the hallway
Hiding in the back row seats
Used to have a you-shaped shadow
Right behind my feet
Inside jokes on loop
Writing on each other's hands
Now my phone's a quiet ocean
And I don't understand
[Chorus]
I want a best friend
One to stay
Who sees the worst of me
And doesn’t walk away
Someone who holds me
When I break
Who knows my dark and still
Calls me brave
I want a best friend
One to stay (one to stay)
[Verse 2]
Tried a dozen almosts
Paper-thin and fading fast
Smiled through every shaky coffee
Never felt it last
I miss being fully known
Messy
Honest
Unprepared
Saying all the ugly feelings
And not being scared
[Chorus]
I want a best friend
One to stay
Who sees the worst of me
And doesn’t walk away
Someone who holds me
When I break
Who knows my dark and still
Calls me brave
I want a best friend
One to stay (oh, one to stay)
[Bridge]
Will you love the parts I hide
Sit with me when I go quiet
Hear the tremor in my “fine”
And never keep it silent (hey)
If you’re out there
Lost like me
Saving room beside your name
Maybe we could share the weight
Maybe we could be that change
[Chorus]
I want a best friend
One to stay
Who sees the worst of me
And doesn’t walk away
Someone who holds me
When I break
Who knows my dark and still
Calls me brave
I want a best friend
One to stay
One to stay
One to stay (yeah)

pop, Emo electro-pop with female vocals; pulsing side-chained synth beds over a tight mid-tempo beat, soft verse keys and filtered drums that bloom into a wider, brighter chorus. Stacked harmonies on the hook, subtle vocoder doubles on key words, and a rising synth pad swell into the bridge for an emotional lift before a drop-out final chorus with just vocal and minimal bass., emo, electro