Watching You Fall

[Verse 1]
You walk in like you won
Chin high
New ring on your thumb
You laugh at every word he throws
Like he never threw them at me
You hold his arm like a prize
I still taste every one of his lies
I see the cracks in your painted smile
You don't see the cliff you're near
[Chorus]
You act so high
Like you stole the sky
But you just took my storm
That's all
You’re scared inside
I can see it in your eyes
‘cause he might break you like he broke it all
You stole a man not worth the having
That weight is yours
Not mine to drag and
Now I stand here
Steady and small
Watching you fall
Watching you fall (yeah)
[Verse 2]
You post your perfect frame
Same old jokes
Same old games
I flinch when he touches your face
You don’t know that touch can erase
You think you’re the one he’ll choose
I learned how much there is to lose
Your laughter’s loud but your hands shake
You don’t know the deal you made
[Chorus]
You act so high
Like you stole the sky
But you just took my storm
That's all
You’re scared inside
I can see it in your eyes
‘cause he might break you like he broke it all
You stole a man not worth the having
That weight is yours
Not mine to drag and
Now I stand here
Steady and small
Watching you fall
Watching you fall (oh)
[Bridge]
I was the warning on the wall
You painted over every mark
I learned to walk away from him
You’re running straight into the dark
[Chorus]
You act so high
Like you stole the sky
But you just took my storm
That's all
You’re scared inside
I can see it in your eyes
‘cause he might break you like he broke it all
You stole a man not worth the having
I let him go
You caught the damage
Now I stand here
Taller through it all
Watching you fall
Watching you fall
Watching you fall (yeah)

Slow-burning pop ballad with female vocals over moody piano and roomy drums; verses stay hushed and close-mic’d, chorus blooms with layered harmonies and a distant, reverb-heavy guitar answering the vocal lines. Sub-bass swells underline the tension, bridge strips to almost a cappella before the final, cathartic chorus hits with bigger drums and a bittersweet, anthemic lift.