We Need To Talk

[Verse 1]
Met you at that corner café
Spilled my drink
You laughed all day
Shared my hoodie in the rain
You wrote your number on my hand
Sunday markets
Tuesday calls
Two toothbrushes by one wall
Cooking dinner in your place
You kissed the freckles on my face
[Chorus]
We did everything together
Felt like it would last forever
Every morning
Every night
You were always on my side
Then you said
“we need to talk”
Like pulling fire from a spark
Six months turned from home to shock
On the words
“we need to talk”
[Verse 2]
You called late
My phone lit blue
Same old ringtone
Same old you
I made room on the couch
Turned the TV down
My heart loud
You showed up with unread eyes
Didn’t touch the tea I gave
You said
“lately I’ve felt tied
I’m so sorry
” and you walked away
[Chorus]
We did everything together
Felt like it would last forever
Every morning
Every night
You were always on my side
Then you said
“we need to talk”
Like pulling fire from a spark
Six months turned from home to shock
On the words
“we need to talk”
[Bridge]
I still park on your old street
Out of habit
Out of need (oh why)
See our shadows in the glass
Two guys laughing in the past
Was it real or was it trial
Were you scared or just bored awhile
I keep replaying every laugh
Trying to find the moment it cracked
[Chorus]
We did everything together
Felt like it would last forever
Every morning
Every night
You were always on my side
Then you said
“we need to talk”
Pulled the color from my heart
Left me holding half our life
In a four-word late night call
[Outro]
Now my phone lights up at night
I still think it might be you
Same three words I never want
(We need to talk)
Ringing through an empty room

Intimate acoustic pop ballad with male vocals, close-mic’d guitar and soft piano swelling in the chorus. Verses stay stripped and conversational, light fingerpicking and subtle room reverb. Chorus opens with warm pads and low vocal harmonies, gentle percussion easing in. Final chorus drops back to mostly vocal and guitar for a raw, exposed ending.