Best Friends, Worst Timing

[Verse 1]
You fall asleep on my shoulder
Laugh at a joke I barely told
You steal my hoodie in October
Say, "Best friends never get old"
You talk about the ones who hurt you
While tracing circles on my hand
I swallow every word I could use
To say I want more than this plan
[Chorus]
I'm in love with my best friend
And it feels like a car crash in slow motion
Trying not to touch you
While I'm drowning in this ocean
If I tell you, do I lose you?
If I stay quiet, I lose me instead
I'm in love with my best friend
And it's tearing me to shreds
[Verse 2]
You call me up past midnight
Screaming that your date was cruel
I patch the cracks with late replies
Say, "He'd be a fool to lose you"
You fall apart in my arms again
Say, "Promise you will never leave"
I'm biting through my tongue so hard
Your name is all I want to scream
[Chorus]
I'm in love with my best friend
And it feels like a car crash in slow motion
Trying not to touch you
While I'm drowning in this ocean
If I tell you, do I lose you?
If I stay quiet, I lose me instead
I'm in love with my best friend
And it's tearing me to shreds
[Bridge]
[Band drops to clean guitars, distant vocal]
What if you run?
What if you stay?
Could we survive
If I change your name
From "home" to "mine"
From "friend" to "fire" (oh)
Would I burn your trust
Just to taste this desire?
[Breakdown]
[Full band slams in, screams layered with clean]
I CAN'T BE YOUR SAFE PLACE
WHILE I BREAK IN HALF
I CAN'T HOLD YOUR HEART
WITH THESE EMPTY HANDS
IF THIS IS THE END
LET IT END ON TRUTH
I'M DONE DYING QUIET
SO I'M FALLING FOR YOU
[Chorus]
I'm in love with my best friend
If it ruins us, I'll still be honest
You look at me in silence
Then you pull me in and promise
"If you tell me, you don't lose me
You were the ending in my head"
I'm in love with my best friend
As you whisper, "Me too" against my chest

Cinematic metalcore ballad that erupts into a crushing anthem; clean male vocals in the verses over airy guitars and distant toms, then explosive screamed lines doubling soaring hooks in the chorus. Guitars shift from chiming octaves to tight palm-muted chugs, bass glued to a punchy kick and sharp snare. Bridge drops to near-silence with reverb-drenched lead, then a final full-band hit with stacked harmonies and gang vocals on the last hook., metalcore, emotional