STYLE / PRODUCER NOTES: • Genre: Post-Hardcore / Emo Rock • Mood: Bitter, wounded, defiant, emotional • Tempo: ~150 BPM • Key: Minor (D minor or E minor) • Instruments: Distorted guitars, palm-muted verses, wide open chorus chords, aggressive bass, live drums with crash-heavy chorus • Vocals: • Verses: Clean but strained male vocal • Pre-Chorus: Rising intensity, emotional push • Chorus: Big melodic hook, shouted/sung hybrid • Bridge: Raw screamed vocal → emotional clean drop • Dynamics: Tension → explosion → breakdown → final massive chorus • Theme: Loving someone emotionally unavailable, realizing their heart was always cold, reclaiming power ⸻ [Verse 1] You swore you weren’t like the others Said you’d never let me fall But every touch felt empty Like you weren’t there at all I was chasing your reflection Trying to feel something real You watched me tear myself apart Just to see how much I’d feel ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] I gave you everything I had You stood there frozen, unimpressed Every time I reached for warmth You gave me nothing but your breath ⸻ [Chorus] You’ve got a cold heart Ice in your veins when I needed your soul You’re so far gone You never felt the damage you caused I won’t bleed for you again I won’t burn just to keep you warm You’ve got a cold heart And I’m done paying the cost ⸻ [Verse 2] You called distance independence Said emotions make you weak You pulled away when it mattered Then blamed it all on me I learned to read your silence Like it was written on the wall You never meant to save me You just didn’t care at all ⸻ [Pre-Chorus 2 – Louder] I was screaming into nothing You were calm behind the glass If love was ever in you It’s buried in the past ⸻ [Chorus – Bigger] You’ve got a cold heart Ice in your veins when I needed your soul You’re so far gone You never felt the damage you caused I won’t bleed for you again I won’t burn just to keep you warm You’ve got a cold heart And I’m done paying the cost ⸻ [Bridge – Screamed / Breakdown] (SCREAMED) You watched me freeze While you stood still No regret No shame No guilt (SCREAMED → CLEAN) I don’t need your fire I survived the cold I’m stronger now ⸻ [Final Chorus – Drop then Explode] (First half stripped, second half full band) You’ve got a cold heart But it won’t take mine tonight I’m wide awake And I finally see the light I won’t bleed for you again I won’t bend just to keep you warm You’ve got a cold heart But I finally moved on ⸻ [Outro] I finally moved on ⸻

Cold Heart