Half-Empty Glass

[Verse 1]
Red dress on the chair
Heels by the door
I said I wouldn’t call you
But I’m already poured
Lipstick on the rim
Your name on my phone
It’s crazy how a crowded room
Still feels alone
[Pre-Chorus]
You said
“Baby
It’s not the right time”
I said
“Maybe I’m reading your signs”
You leaned in
Then you pulled away slow
Left me hanging in your shadow
[Chorus]
Now I’m kissing this half-empty glass
Like it’s you coming back to me
Tracing circles in the water rings
Trying to find what I can’t see
If this is love
Why does it feel like leaving?
If this is over
Why you in my head?
Intimacy tasted like a promise on your mouth
Now it burns like regret instead
[Verse 2]
Your jacket on my couch
Still smells like that night
You held me like you meant it
Then said it wasn’t right
You called it complicated
I called it getting close
Guess I was falling forward
While you were just a ghost
[Pre-Chorus]
You said
“Baby
I don’t want to hurt you”
I said
“Funny
That’s all that you do”
You looked down
Then you finished your drink
Left a silence where a heart should be
[Chorus]
So I’m kissing this half-empty glass
Like it’s you coming back to me
Every swallow is a question mark
Drowning out what I can’t be
If this is love
Why does it feel like leaving?
If this is over
Why you in my bed?
Intimacy tasted like a promise on your mouth
Now it burns like regret instead
[Bridge]
You touched my face like a secret
Said my name like a prayer
But when the lights hit the window
You acted like you weren’t there
Tell me
Was I just a pastime?
Something sweet to forget?
’Cause I gave you all my skin
My time
You gave me nothing but debt (oh)
[Chorus]
Now I’m kissing this half-empty glass
Like it’s you coming back to me
Heart on the table with the bottle caps
Spilling out what’s left of me
If this is love
Why does it feel like leaving?
If this is over
Why you in my head?
Intimacy tasted like a promise on your mouth
Now it burns
Now it burns
Like regret instead

Smoky midtempo R&B with female vocals; close, breathy lead over dark felted piano and soft vinyl hiss layered with distant rain ambience. Subtle, round bass underpins a lazy backbeat and brushed snares, with muted electric guitar swells in the pre-chorus. Chorus blooms into echoing harmonies and airy pads, then pulls back to bare piano and vocal for the bridge. Warm, intimate mix, late-night bar energy, slight saturation on the vocal for grit., female vocals, moody, light, r&b