[Intro - A soft, simple piano chord repeats. The vocal is intimate, almost a quiet thought. No beat yet.]
Vocalist:
Yeah... I thought I cleaned you out. Every single memory...
[Verse 1 - The piano melody continues. A simple, clicky beat enters quietly. The lyrics are conversational and full of specific details.]
Vocalist:
Passed by that cafe where we used to meet,
The one with the chipped red paint and the fake leather seats.
Saw a stranger sitting there, in our old spot,
Ordered the same coffee, but they just didn't get it, 'cause they're not
You. And they don't know the jokes, or the way you'd smile,
Or how we'd sit for hours just to pass the time.
[Pre-Chorus - The music builds with a simple bass line and a subtle crescendo. The vocals get more emotional and urgent.]
Vocalist:
I got your old t-shirt off the floor in my closet,
Told myself that I could finally toss it.
But then I picked it up, and breathed you in,
And I'm right back at the beginning...
[Chorus - The music explodes. Full drums, powerful strings, and layered harmonies surge forward. The vocal shifts to a powerful, emotional, soaring belt.]
Vocalist:
[Vocal swells to a powerful, full-throated belt.]
'Cause I'm just breathing you in!
Like secondhand smoke from an old mistake,
And I can't shake the taste of the love we made!
It's on my clothes, on my skin, in the air I breathe,
And I can't let it go, 'cause you're still part of me!
[Verse 2 - The music pulls back dramatically. The vocals are vulnerable again, but the tone is more resigned.]
Vocalist:
Yeah, I got a different number and I changed my address,
Told my friends that I was healing from the mess.
But you're still in the silence, in the sound of a song,
Every single thing just feels so wrong.
And I can't even get mad, I can't even get mad,
'Cause you're the best and the worst that I've ever had.
[Bridge - The music becomes very sparse, focusing on a single, repeating piano chord. The vocals are at their most vulnerable, a raw confession before building to the final climax.]
Vocalist:
[Voice cracks with raw emotion.]
You never said a word, and you never looked back.
And I'm still standing here, a ghost on your track.
Yeah, you moved on, you found a new start,
And you left a part of you inside my heart.
[The vocals build with a powerful crescendo to a sustained, high note.]
A part of you inside my heart!
[Chorus - The music re-enters with a final, overwhelming surge. The vocals are at their peak, powerful and cathartic, with ad-libs.]
Vocalist:
[Delivered with a raw, full-range intensity.]
'Cause I'm just breathing you in!
Like secondhand smoke from an old mistake,
And I can't shake the taste of the love we made!
It's on my clothes, on my skin, in the air I breathe,
And I can't let it go, 'cause you're still part of me!
[Outro - The music slowly fades out. The vocals are a final, powerful ad-lib, becoming softer until only a single, lingering piano note remains.]
Vocalist:
Still a part of me...
Yeah...
