[Intro — soft piano, distant reverb, low, breathy vocals]
I never expected someone like you
to step into the ruins with me.
I had nothing left to offer but echoes—
and the echoes were fading.
The world took what it wanted,
and I let it.
What remained…
didn’t feel like enough for anyone.
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[Verse 1 — piano • airy pads]
I’d given everything away,
every truth, every break, every heartbeat misplaced.
And I swore I’d never open that door again—
too many ghosts,
too many hands asking for what I couldn’t give.
But you…
you didn’t ask to fix me.
You just stayed.
And somehow, that was enough
to make me wish I wasn’t empty.
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[Pre-Chorus — soft rising vocals • piano builds with strings]
I thought love was a stranger
who only came to take,
but you held out your hands
like they were meant to save.
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[Chorus — soaring clean vocals • fuller piano • subtle drums]
I never thought I’d find love again,
not with a heart carved thin from the weight of then.
All I’ve got is one last piece—
but if you want it, it’s yours to keep.
I’ll give the part I swore I’d never show,
because with you…
it finally feels like home.
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[Verse 2 — calm, intimate vocals • piano + soft synth swell]
I’ve done things for you
I never saw myself doing—
letting walls fall quietly,
letting light come through the bruising.
You made honesty feel gentle,
you made truth feel brave.
And all the fears I collected
started slipping away.
I thought I’d die holding myself together,
but loving you
taught me how to fall
and still land somewhere soft.
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[Pre-Chorus — more strained, emotional • piano tremolo builds]
I thought love was a promise
no one ever keeps,
but you showed me that surrender
doesn’t have to mean defeat.
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[Chorus — stronger, layered vocals]
I never thought I’d find love again,
not with a heart worn thin from the shape of then.
All I’ve got is one last piece—
but if you want it, take it, keep it.
I’ll give the part I swore I’d never show,
because with you…
I’m not afraid anymore.
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[The piano cuts out. A single low synth note hums. Then — full band impact]
[Interlude — full screams, crushing guitars, thunderous drums]
[Screamed — raw, desperate]
TEAR ME OPEN—
TAKE WHATEVER YOU SEE!
I’M NOT HIDING
WHAT’S BEEN ROTTING UNDERNEATH!
I GAVE THE WORLD
EVERY PART OF ME IT COULD BLEED—
BUT YOU…
YOU’RE THE ONLY ONE
I WANT TO TAKE WHAT’S LEFT OF ME!
PULL ME UNDER!
I’LL KEEP FALLING IF YOU STAY!
IF LOVE MEANS LOSING EVERYTHING—
THEN LET IT ALL
DECAY!
(Clean, shouted over the screams as harmony)
If all I am is one last piece…
go on and take it—
set me free.
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Atlantica
