Lyrics
[Instrumentation & Vocal Direction:
Tempo 106 BPM, 4/4, key of G major (bright with melancholy lift).
Clean guitar intro, full-band drop-in at chorus.
Vocal 1 = raspy and earnest.
Vocal 2 = smooth, higher tone.
Layer harmonies in choruses and bridge; overlap final lines.]
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[Intro | Instrumental + Distant Vocal]
[Soft clean picking, slight echo.]
“You said don’t wait up…”
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[Verse 1 | Vocal 1]
I found your note in the pocket of my coat,
Said you “had to go,” but you hoped I’d cope.
Funny how words feel heavier late,
Every goodbye starts sounding the same.
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[Chorus | Vocal 1]
You said don’t wait up, so I didn’t sleep,
Counted the cracks on my ceiling at three.
I keep your voice in the space between
Who I was and what you mean.
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[Verse 2 | Vocal 2]
You took your time taking all that’s mine,
Left the pictures but cut out the lines.
You said, “it’s best if we both move on,”
But I still hum your favorite song.
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[Bridge 1 | Vocal 1]
All those nights we swore we’d stay,
Fade like the light on your license plate.
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[Chorus 2 | Vocal 1 + 2]
You said don’t wait up, so I let go,
But I still check my phone when it starts to snow.
You said don’t call, but you still might,
You always do, around midnight.
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[Verse 3 | Vocal 1]
I drove past your street just yesterday,
Told myself I’d turn away.
But the light was on, and for a second there,
I swore I saw you standing there.
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[Bridge 2 | Both Vocals]
(Vocal 1) I know your patterns, they never fade—
(Vocal 2) You break what you build, then call it brave.
(Both) We never learn, we just replay.
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[Final Chorus | Both Vocals]
You said don’t wait up, but here I am,
Hands on the wheel, still half a man.
You said don’t call, but I still might,
Some things don’t end, they just lose the fight.
You said don’t wait up, but I still do—
Every road somehow leads to you.
[Extension | Keep same emotion and instrumentation. Build into an emotional bridge with dual vocals, then a long outro chorus reprise.]
[Bridge 3 | Both Vocals]
(V1) I still see your taillights fade,
(V2) Every mile just spells your name.
(Both) If moving on means losing track,
Then I don’t want my heart back.
[Bridge 4 | Vocal 2 leads, Vocal 1 harmonizes]
We said we’d grow, but we grew apart,
Left our plans in a broken car.
The radio still plays that song,
And I still sing along.
[Final Chorus Reprise | Both Vocals, full energy]
You said don’t wait up, but I still do,
Hands on the wheel, still chasing you.
Every turn just pulls me in,
Back to where it all begins.
You said don’t wait up, I know that’s true,
But I never learned how not to.
[Outro | Instrumental + Faint Vocal]
[Soft clean guitar, distant reverb.]
(V1, fading) You said don’t wait up...
(V2, overlapping) But I still do.
Style
emo-pop-punk duet with passionate dual male vocalsmelodic guitarsdriving drumsand soaring 2000s mayday-style emo
Credits
Prompt byJazzyArpeggio15
GeneratedNov 8, 2025
ModelAria v5
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