Tall Lad, Tiny Heart

[Verse 1]
Ashley leans on the doorframe
Six-foot-something of awkward and kind
Hands too big for the coffee cup
Voice too small to say what's on his mind
Olivia laughs at the counter
Ink on her wrists
Hair in her eyes
She says his name like a secret
He feels the floor tilt
Heart change size
[Chorus]
Tall lad
Tiny heart
Beating too loud
Every time Olivia says his name out proud
He folds himself smaller
Just to fit in her light
Oh
This big frame
Soft soul
Falling fast
Losing control
Like a long sad note
Chasing her through the night
[Verse 2]
He walks her home past the buses
Counting the steps
Not brave enough
She talks storms and constellations
He just memorizes every shrug
Rain starts drawing on their shoulders
She spins
Says
"Dance or you'll regret"
He trips over his own shadow
She grins
"Best fall I've seen yet"
[Chorus]
Tall lad
Tiny heart
Beating too loud
Every time Olivia says his name out proud
He folds himself smaller
Just to fit in her light
Oh
This big frame
Soft soul
Falling fast
Losing control
Like a long sad note
Chasing her through the night
[Bridge]
He thinks
"You deserve something brighter
Some fearless
Shining spark"
She says
"Stay a little longer
I like the quiet in your dark" (oh)
[Chorus]
Tall lad
Tiny heart
Don’t you back down
Every time Olivia pulls your name from the crowd
You were made this gentle
You were built for her light
Oh
This big frame
Soft soul
Finally saying what you know
Like a cracked-voice tune
That still feels right tonight

pop, Moody pop-emo ballad with male vocals, brushed drums, warm bass, and a lonely piano under a weeping violin line. Verses stay intimate and close-mic’d; chorus swells with string pads and stacked harmonies. Final hook strips back to voice and violin for a bare, vulnerable landing., violin, emo, blues