Broken Together

[Verse 1]
(He)
You were leaning on a jukebox
Mascara like a storm on glass
I was laughing at my own jokes
Trying to outrun my past
Two tired eyes in the neon
Same old ache
Different name
You said
“I don’t do forever”
I said
“Yeah
I feel the same”
[Pre-Chorus]
(He)
We traded scars like stories
On a barstool throne
In the middle of the chaos
I didn’t feel so alone
[Chorus]
(Both)
So let’s be broken together
Cracked but holding on
We’ll tape these pieces tighter
Where they’ve split and torn
I don’t need a perfect ending
Just your hand in this bad weather
If all we are is shattered
Let’s be broken together
[Verse 2]
(She)
You were humming some old heartbreak
Soft and flat
But trying strong
Said your chest feels like an echo
Of someone else’s song
I said
“I don’t trust my heartbeat
It quits when things get real”
You smiled
“I’m afraid of mending
‘Cause I forget how to feel”
[Pre-Chorus]
(She)
But your fingers brushed my fingers
Like a dare
Like a spark
And the room got kinda blurry
But our outlines stayed sharp
[Chorus]
(Both)
So let’s be broken together
Cracked but holding on
We’ll tape these pieces tighter
Where they’ve split and torn
I don’t need a perfect ending
Just your hand in this bad weather
If all we are is shattered
Let’s be broken together
[Bridge]
(He) You can keep your jagged edges
(She) I will keep my crooked seams
(He) We can lean on what’s unsteady
(She) Fall apart inside the dream
(Both) If we’re always almost healing
Maybe almost is enough
Two lost causes in the wreckage
Calling that mess love (oh)
[Instrumental]
[Guitar Solo – high
Singing lead quoting the chorus melody
Band swells then drops back]
[Chorus]
(Both)
Let’s be broken together
Stay here
Side by side
Every fracture
Every fracture
You don’t have to hide
I don’t need a flawless future
Just your voice saying “whatever”
If all we are is shattered
Let’s be broken together
(Both) If all we are is shattered
Let’s be broken
Together

rock, Alternating male/female rock ballad duet over crunchy guitars and roomy drums; verses stay intimate with palm-muted electric and close-mic’d male then female vocals, pre-chorus lifts with toms and octave leads, chorus explodes into wide power chords and stacked harmonies. Mid-song emotive guitar solo sings the main hook, then final chorus hits bigger with call-and-response ad-libs and a sustained, feedback-kissed outro chord., alternative rock, ballad, female vocals