Tongue-Tied Heart

[Verse 1]
I keep staring at the ceiling
Like it’s gonna spell your name
Ashtray full of little endings
TV talking
But it all sounds the same
You were laughing in my kitchen
Bare feet on the counter
Out of tune
I was stupid
I was certain
That forever meant the end of June
[Pre-Chorus]
I keep asking all these “why”s
Like they’re gonna bring you back to life
Every answer feels like lies
When I’m
[Chorus]
Tongue-tied heart
I still taste you
Every broken word cuts right through
I remember every stupid thing we’d do
When I put my tongue on you (oh)
God
It’s hard to stop this loving you
Hard to stop
But I’m trying to
I’m a wreck in an empty room
Tongue-tied heart
Still stuck on you
[Verse 2]
Your jacket’s on the kitchen chair
I swear it’s breathing on its own
Your playlist hits that one old song
And I’m bleeding through my headphones
All our photos on the fridge door
Look like strangers in your skin
How’d we fall from that first “hey”
To me begging for a second chance again?
[Pre-Chorus]
I keep asking all these “why”s
Like I ever listened when you cried
Now I’m choking on my pride
‘Cause I’m
[Chorus]
Tongue-tied heart
I still taste you
Every broken word cuts right through
I remember every stupid thing we’d do
When I put my tongue on you (yeah)
God
It’s hard to stop this loving you
Hard to stop
But I’m trying to
I’m a wreck in an empty room
Tongue-tied heart
Still stuck on you
[Bridge]
Did you find some softer version
Of the man I couldn’t be?
Do you flinch when someone kisses you
Where you used to feel me?
If I called you in the middle
Of another sleepless night
Would you hang up
Would you hate me
Or would you say you feel it too inside? (inside)
[Chorus]
Tongue-tied heart
I still taste you
Every broken word cuts right through
I remember every wicked thing we’d do
When I put my tongue on you (oh)
God
It’s hard to stop this loving you
Hard to stop
But it’s all I do
Staring at that empty side of the bed
Tongue-tied heart
Screaming in my head
[Outro]
Yeah
My tongue-tied heart still beats for you
Can’t stop
Can’t stop
But I know I have to let you lose

rock, Raw, mid-tempo rock ballad with gritty male vocals over overdriven guitars and warm bass; first verse starts almost spoken over palm-muted chords, drums entering on the pre-chorus. Chorus widens with big open chords, roomy snare, and stacked harmonies. Bridge strips back to vocal and guitar, then final chorus hits harder with crash-heavy drums and a soaring lead-guitar countermelody.