Intro (breathy stack, intimate) Mm… Don’t look at me like that. ⸻ Verse 1 Pastel mornings, wrinkled sheets, Heart still loud from last week. Say your name like it’s no big deal, But it lingers when it starts to feel. I save things I should erase, Delete, regret it, same mistake. Act chill like I don’t care, But my pulse jumps when you’re there. ⸻ Pre-Chorus (hi-hats fade in, airy) I tell myself it’s all in my head, Just late nights and things you said. But every pause, every “hey,” Feels like something you won’t say. ⸻ Chorus (glossy, stacked, addictive) I’m stuck in a pretty little maybe, Soft on the outside, inside it’s shaky. You pull me close, then push away, Like you’re scared of what you might say. I don’t need love, don’t need saving, Just don’t touch me if you’re hesitating. I’m fine right here in between— But this pretty little maybe is killing me. ⸻ Post-Chorus / Hook (bouncy, sweet) Mm-mm, don’t say too much Mm-mm, I feel it rush Mm-mm, stay that way You’re a question I replay. ⸻ Verse 2 Lip gloss sweet, but my thoughts run cold, Every silence gets heavy, gold. You say “soon” like it’s nothing new, I laugh it off, but I’m stuck on you. Friends say, “Girl, you’re glowing lately,” I smile back like it doesn’t phase me. They don’t see me check my phone, Wondering if I read you wrong. ⸻ Pre-Chorus (filtered, closer) I keep my feelings small and neat, Fold them up beneath my sleeve. But every time you lean my way, I feel how much you won’t stay. ⸻ Chorus (full groove, still gentle) I’m stuck in a pretty little maybe, Half of me calm, half of me breaking. You say my name like you might stay, Then disappear into yesterday. I don’t need love, don’t need saving, Just don’t kiss me if you’re hesitating. I’m fine right here in between— But this pretty little maybe is killing me. ⸻ Bridge (nearly a cappella, fragile) If I asked for more, would you leave? If I played it cool, would you keep me? I don’t wanna scare you away… I just wanna know— Before I stay. (breath, silence) ⸻ Final Chorus (lighter beat, heavier meaning) Still stuck in a pretty little maybe, Smiling like it doesn’t break me. You hold me like it’s temporary, And I pretend that doesn’t scare me. I don’t need promises or clarity— Just don’t make a home in me casually. I’ll stay sweet, I’ll stay easy, But this pretty little maybe… Is ruining me. ⸻ Outro (soft, unresolved) Mm… If you’re gonna go— Please don’t stay halfway.

PRETTY LITTLE MAYBE