Go Away, Stay Here

[Verse 1]
(Male)
You paced circles in the hallway
Bare feet on the cold wood floor
You said
"Pack up your pride and your shadows
I don't want this mess anymore"
(Female)
I fired back like a match to gasoline
Every sentence just made it worse
Your face red
My hands were shaking
Every truth came out like a curse
[Pre-Chorus]
(Male)
You said
"Go away
I'm done
I'm done this time"
(Female)
I said
"Fine
Just say it again
Make it cut
Make it land
Make it mine"
[Chorus]
(Both)
Go away
Go away
You said it like you meant forever
We both broke down in the doorway
Falling hard
Still stuck together
I deserved every word that hit
Every scar
Every sting
Every split
Go away
But stay right here
'Cause I still love you through the fear
[Verse 2]
(Female)
I threw all your pictures in a box
Then held the last one too long
Your jacket still hangs on the back of my chair
Like it's waiting for you to come home
(Male)
I'm driving nowhere at 2 AM
Street signs all blur and bend
Talking out loud to the empty seat
Like you're gonna answer again
[Pre-Chorus]
(Female)
I said
"Go away
If you stay
I'll fall apart"
(Male)
You said
"Fine
I'll disappear
But you already live in my heart" (oh)
[Chorus]
(Both)
Go away
Go away
We said it like a slammed door sound
But our voices cracked and trembled
Every time we hit the ground
I deserved every word you threw
Every truth that you dragged into view
Go away
But stay somehow
'Cause I still love you
Even now
[Bridge]
[Band drops to toms and bass
Half-time]
(Male)
We were shouting just to feel heard
(Female)
We were breaking just to feel real
(Male)
I was wrong
Yeah
I crossed that line
(Female)
I was cruel
I refused to heal
(Both, building)
So if you say "go"
I'll stand right here
If you say "done"
I'll face my fear
If you say "leave"
I'll fight
I swear
'Cause I still love you
More than my pride
My air
[Chorus]
(Both, bigger, ad-libs)
Go away
Go away
Say it if you need that space
But I know you'll hear my heartbeat
In the echo of this place (oh yeah)
I deserved every word that burned
Every lesson I had to learn
Go away
But when you do
Leave a little room
For me and you
[Outro]
(Female, soft)
You said
"Go away"
(Male)
I stayed anyway
(Both)
'Cause I still love you
Still love you today

rock, High-energy modern rock duet with male and female vocals trading sharp, urgent lines. Crunchy guitars and driving drums push the verses; pre-chorus tightens with rising toms and octave bass. Chorus explodes with both voices in harmony and call-and-response shouts. Brief middle break with palm-muted riff and half-time feel before final soaring chorus. Big, bright, slightly gritty mix.