Forbidden

[Verse 1]
We met in the quiet corner
Names written small on a plastic cup
You laughed like you’d never been careful
I knew I was already stuck
Your hand brushed the frayed edge of mine
Like someone testing a locked gate
You said
"There are lines in my life"
I said
"I was born to erase"
[Chorus]
You are my forbidden
Tattoo on a place I can't show
Every rule I was given
Melts the second you pull me close
I swear I’ll keep my distance
Till you’re standing inches away
You are my forbidden
And I want you anyway
[Verse 2]
You talk about someone who loves you
Like a promise you can’t put down
I trace circles around the question
Why my heart keeps hanging around
We sit in the glow of the screen
Sharing secrets in borrowed light
Your shoulder asleep on my shoulder
I’m losing the will to do right
[Chorus]
You are my forbidden
Tattoo on a place I can't show
Every rule I was given
Melts the second you pull me close
I swear I’ll keep my distance
Till you’re standing inches away
You are my forbidden
And I want you anyway
[Bridge]
[Choir rising
Distant at first]
If I walk away
I break me
If I stay
I break your home (oh)
Every road I see is closing
Every sign says "don’t go"
Still I’m standing on your doorstep
Breathing like I’m out of time
All this quiet in the hallway
Screaming louder than my mind
[Chorus]
You are my forbidden
Name that I don’t dare to say
Every promise I’ve written
Turns to ash when you look my way
I swear I’ll keep my distance
But your shadow knows where I stay
You are my forbidden
And I want you
I want you anyway

folk, Slow-build art-pop ballad with male vocals, soft picked acoustic guitar and warm bass at the center. Airy dream-pop pads and distant choirs bloom as the song unfolds, starting almost whispered and growing into a cinematic, desperate climax. Subtle folk inflections in the melody; final chorus swells with layered background choir, tom-heavy drums, and a lingering ambient tail., art pop, dream pop, ballad