[Intro – breathy, falsetto + layered echoes]
(ad-libs)
Yeahhh… ohhh no no no… mm-mmm… (woo woo)
Uhh… I need you… I need you… yeah yeah yeah
Des-per-ation… (umm umm, woo woo)
Mmm-hmm, can’t breathe without it…
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[Verse 1 – mellow, chest to falsetto]
I been sittin’ by the phone, no calls (uh uh)
Pacin’ these floors, can’t stand tall
Swear I gave you all I had, every piece
Now I’m here starin’ at your ghost, no peace
(Ad-lib: “Why’d you go? Why’d you leeeave…”)
(Run: “Leeeeaaaave meee like thiiis…”)
Thought I had your heart in my hands
Now it’s slippin’ like sand
And I’m drownin’ in what we had
No raft, just a memory crash
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[Pre-Chorus – high vocal build, layered harmony]
Every second hurtin’ (hurtin’!)
Every breath I’m searchin’ (searchin’)
Feenin’ for your light (uh-uh)
But it’s gone with the night… ooh-yeahhh
(Ad-libs: “Gone… gone… gone…”)
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[Chorus – strong dynamics, vocal riffs, heartfelt cries]
It’s desperation… ohhhh (woo woo, ahhh haaa)
Cryin’ out in this isolation (uh uh, yeah yeah)
I would give my soul, my lungs, my tears (umm umm)
Just to have you whisper in my ear…
Call it obsession, baby I don’t mind
Feelin’ like I’m runnin’ out of time (woo woo)
This ain’t no game, no infatuation
This love is pain… this is desperation
(Ad-libs: “Ohhhh I neeeed you, yeahhh!”)
(Runs: “De-sper-a-a-a-tion…”)
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[Verse 2 – deeper soul, raspy tone, more ad-libs]
Every song on the radio feel like you (uh yeah)
Every mirror got me searchin’ for truth
Tried to move on, but I can’t pretend
You was more than a lover, you was my best friend
(Ad-lib: “Sooo lost without you…”)
(Run: “Wi-thooout youuuuu…”)
Can’t fill this hole in my chest
You took my calm, left me stress
I’d rather feel the pain than be numb
If pain’s all I got, let it come…
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[Bridge – minimal instrumental, full emotional delivery]
If I scream, will you hear me? (uhhh yeah)
If I break, will you feel me? (feel me!)
You got me twisted, cold and alone
Crawlin’ in shadows, stuck on your tone…
(Ad-libs: “Still hear your name in the dark… yeah yeah…”)
(Runs: “Wooooooo-ooo-ooo-oooh”)
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[Final Chorus – power vocals, riff & run explosion]
Desperation… ohhhh ohhh (ahhh ha, umm umm)
Gaspin’ in this suffocation (uhhh huh, yeahh)
Every heartbeat callin’ your name (whoo woo)
But all I get is silence and shame
I ain’t too proud to cry (nooo)
You the reason I still try (still tryyy)
Girl, please feel this vibration…
I’m dyin’ in… (pause)
Desperation
(Ad-libs: “So lost… so loooost in you…”)
(Final run: “D-e-e-e-e-esper-a-a-a-a-tion…”)
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[Outro – soft falsetto fade]
Mmm… umm umm… ahhh ha… woo woo…
Desperation… ohhhh yeah yeah…
ActiVeReAL
