Why Would You Choose Me

[Intimate vocals – breathy, emotional, close-mic sound]
[Builds gradually – subtle strings and layered harmonies enter later]
[Confessional lyrics – jealousy, insecurity, unrequited love]


[Verse 1]
I remember winter, standing in your kitchen
You said I looked good in your old band tee
I laughed it off, tried not to show it
Didn’t want you seeing through me
But then you turned when she
Came in

[Pre-Chorus]
Room went quiet in my head
Like I’d already lost
You were hanging on her every word
Like I was background noise

[Chorus]
Why would you choose me
When she’s everything I’m not?
You move toward her easy
Like I was just a thought
You hand her what was mine before
Don’t even hesitate
I’m standing two feet from you
But I’m already replaced

[Verse 2]
You brush her hand like it’s nothing
Like it’s casual, no big deal
But the way you lean in closer
Makes it painfully real
And I tell myself she’s perfect
That she deserves the light
Still doesn’t stop the breaking
Every single night

[Pre-Chorus]
She laughs and you light up
Like she’s your favorite song
And I’m just trying to breathe
Like I don’t see what’s going on

[Chorus]
Why would you choose me
When she’s everything I’m not?
You move toward her easy
Like I was just a thought
You hand her what was mine before
Don’t even hesitate
I’m standing two feet from you
But I’m already replaced

[Bridge / Outro]
I don’t hate her
I hate the way you look at her
Like that’s where you belong

Why would you choose me
When she’s everything I’m not?
You don’t even see me
You already forgot
I’m right here in front of you
Trying not to break
But every time she walks in
I disappear again

Neo-Soul
Modern Funk
Retro Soul
Gospel-influenced
Groove
Vintage Pop
Horn section