[Intro – ambient, muted piano, distant city noise]
[Male Vocal A – whisper, tentative]
I didn’t wake up empty today…
Just quiet.
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[Verse 1 – Male Vocal A | cautious, fragile]
[Male Vocal A]
I still lay where the shadows stay,
But something feels less far away.
Not happiness, not relief,
Just a pause in the grief underneath.
[Male Vocal A]
I don’t believe in forever still,
But maybe pain isn’t permanent.
I sat up instead of letting go,
That’s the closest thing to hope I know.
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[Pre-Chorus – Male Vocal A | unsure, soft]
[Male Vocal A]
I’m scared to name this feeling now,
Afraid it’ll leave if I speak it out.
But numbness cracked just wide enough
To let in something… almost love.
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[Chorus – Male Vocal A | restrained lift]
[Male Vocal A]
I’m still alone, but not erased,
Still broken, just not in the same place.
I don’t believe, but I don’t quit,
I let myself feel a little bit.
[Male Vocal A]
If there’s a man meant just for me,
Maybe he’s closer than it seems.
So I stand up, not healed, not whole,
Just holding on instead of letting go.
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[Post-Chorus – instrumental swell, then drop]
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[Verse 2 – Male Vocal B | tense, spiraling]
[Male Vocal B]
I don’t know why I’m walking still,
Every night feels against my will.
I look for something I can’t define,
Love or proof or a reason why.
[Male Vocal B]
I’m angry at signs, at passing pairs,
At love pretending it’s everywhere.
They say it’s real — I don’t see it,
If it exists, it keeps me from it.
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[Pre-Chorus – Male Vocal B | frustration building]
[Male Vocal B]
I don’t know who I’m searching for,
Or if I believe in it anymore.
Stopping feels like losing breath,
Running’s the only thing I have left.
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[Chorus – Vocal Switch]
[Male Vocal B – lead, strained]
I’m still searching, but I don’t know why,
Every answer turns into a lie.
[Male Vocal A – low harmony, steadier]
I’m still breathing, still right here,
Letting myself feel through the fear.
[Male Vocal A + Male Vocal B – overlapping]
Same city moving different ways,
Same lonely nights, different phase.
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[Bridge – crossing moment, cinematic hush]
[Male Vocal A – soft]
I passed a stranger in the street,
For half a second, my heart skipped beats.
[Male Vocal B – sharp inhale]
Someone brushed my shoulder, then was gone,
I don’t know why it felt so wrong.
[Male Vocal A – quiet]
I didn’t look back…
[Male Vocal B – quiet]
Me neither…
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[Final Chorus – unresolved, emotional split]
[Male Vocal A – fragile but present]
I won’t say love is waiting for me,
But I won’t say it’s dead completely.
I take one step, then count my breath,
Choosing life, not fighting death.
[Male Vocal B – desperate, confused]
I’m still searching, filled with doubt,
I don’t know what I’m chasing now.
Love feels fake, the world feels cold,
I’m lost, alone, and losing hold.
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[Outro – ambient fade, city dissolves]
[Male Vocal A – soft resolve]
I keep walking…
[Male Vocal B – distant, breaking]
I don’t know what for…
(music fades unresolved)
