Slow Motion Fire

[Verse 1 — Male Clean]Steel-toe steps and a sunrise skyGraveyard shift and I’m barely aliveBack like a fault line ready to breakJust wanted relief at the end of the day

I had a plan, simple and cleanDo something good, maybe get something I needNever thought kindness could misalignWith the worst timing of my whole life

[Pre-Chorus — Female Clean]You said, just trust me, close your eyesI didn’t see the warning signs

[Chorus — Male + Female]It all fell down in slow motion fireOne second love, next second disasterWe were screaming, blaming, drowning in painBut somehow we’re still standing in the rain

I never meant to hurt youI know you didn’t trySometimes the best intentions burnBut they don’t have to say goodbye

[Breakdown — Male Screams / Female Background]WHY DOES EVERYTHING GOOD TURN INTO PAINI WAS TRYING TO LOVE YOU NOT GO INSANESECONDS COLLAPSED AND THE WORLD CAUGHT FIREWATCHING FOREVER HANG BY A WIRE

(Female soft)It was never your faultIt was never your fault

I WOULD TAKE IT BACK I WOULD TAKE IT ALLIF I COULD UNDO THE FALL

[Verse 2 — Female Clean]Flashlight flicker, cheap perfume airMusic playing like a prayerThen the world tipped off its axis lineHeat and shock at the same time

I remember the panic inside your eyesYou were breaking while I criedAnger loud but fear was louderStanding there against the wall

[Pre-Chorus — Male Clean]If I could take the flames insteadI would’ve taken all of it

[Chorus — Male + Female]It all fell down in slow motion fireOne second love, next second disasterWe were screaming, blaming, drowning in painBut somehow we’re still standing in the rain

I never meant to hurt youI know you didn’t trySometimes the best intentions burnBut they don’t have to say goodbye

[Bridge — Soft Build Male → Female → Together]Hospital lights and a plastic chairThinking love wasn’t enough repair

But I saw you shaking, heard your voice breakAnd I knew what was real wasn’t the mistake

We’re more than the momentMore than the scarMore than the worst things that happen to us

Pain doesn’t own usFear doesn’t winWe’re still the same hearts we’ve always been

[Bridge Breakdown — Male Screams / Female Power]I WON’T LET THIS BE THE END OF USI WON’T LET ONE NIGHT DESTROY OUR LOVEWE ARE MORE THAN THE FEAR WE FACEDMORE THAN THE FIRE MORE THAN THE PAIN

(Female soaring)We survived, we survived

THE FLAMES DIDN’T TAKE YOU AWAY FROM ME

[Final Chorus — Anthem Male + Female]It all fell down in slow motion fireBut we walked out stronger than the disasterThrough the ashes, the smoke, the blameWe were never lost in the flames

I’d do anything for youI know you already doSometimes love looks like chaos firstBut it survives the truth

[Outro — Soft Duet]Flashlight fading in the darkTwo burned souls, one steady heart

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Emotional alt metal with male/female vocals, cinematic build, heavy guitars, screams, and a hopeful anthemic chorus.