[VERSE 1 – LOW, CONTROLLED, CONFESSIONAL]
I gave you love with my hands open
You took that shit and left me broken
I saw the signs but kept on hopin’
We was different, yeah
I held you down when it got ugly
You loved the highs, not when it’s fuckin’ messy
Said you was ready, said you was steady
Pressure told the truth
I watered love till it drowned
Now I’m standin’ here lookin’ down
At a flower I shoulda let die
But I was tryna make it survive
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[PRE-HOOK – TENSION, BREATHY]
I don’t hate you, I just see it now
You wanted love, just not this amount
You wanted sparks without the fire
Wanted comfort without the burn
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[HOOK – TOXIC, MELODIC, HAUNTING]
Blackened rose in my hand
Still beautiful, but it’s dead
I gave you more than I had
Now I’m sleepin’ with regret
Blackened rose, petals fall
From the pressure, from it all
I don’t blame you, I just learned
Some love dies when you force it, yeah
(female background hum: “mm… rose…”)
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[INTERLUDE – SPOKEN, MALE | RAW, QUIET]
I ain’t even mad no more…
I just hate that I saw the real you
after I already gave you everything.
(beat breathes, no drums)
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[VERSE 2 – BITTER, HONEST, TORY TALK]
You loved the feeling, not the weight
Loved the thrill, dodged the pain
You said forever real confident
Till forever came with change
I played my role, stayed too long
Ignored my gut, kept holdin’ on
Now your silence louder than your voice
And that shit fuckin’ stings
Niqqas warned me, I brushed it off
Thought my love would change the cost
Turns out effort don’t mean shit
When the heart ain’t built enough
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[EXPLICIT BRIDGE – HALF-TIME, DARK, TOXIC]
You fucked my head up, I won’t lie
Had me questionin’ my pride
I was givin’ you my soul
You was just killin’ time
I broke my rules, crossed my lines
Made excuses every time
I was fightin’ for us
You was already goodbye
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[FEMALE WHISPER – RECKLESS, CLOSE TO MIC]
(whispered, breathy)
“You loved me harder than I deserved…
and I still let you go.”
(soft laugh, inhale)
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[BEAT SWITCH – SLOWER, DARKER, EMPTY SPACE]
(drums thin out, bass deepens, room feels colder)
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[VERSE 3 – DETACHED, ACCEPTANCE]
Now I’m colder, I won’t front
I don’t give my heart out once
I keep roses at a distance
I let ‘em live or let ‘em fuckin’ rot
I don’t chase, I don’t beg
I don’t bleed where I’m not fed
If it couldn’t survive the truth
Then it wasn’t love, it was pretend
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[FINAL HOOK – STRIPPED → FULL]
Blackened rose, still intact
Just no color, just the facts
I don’t hate you, I moved on
Left the love where it collapsed
Blackened rose…
Blackened rose…
Still beautiful…
Just dead.
(female harmony swells, fades)
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[OUTRO – QUIET, SPOKEN]
Some flowers don’t die from neglect…
They die from too much fuckin’ love.
(beat fades out)
