Lone Leo at Closing Time

[Verse 1]
Calendar full
Phone screen dry
Coffee at midnight
Emails at sunrise
Chasing that ladder
Like it’s all I know
Winning these battles
Walking home alone
[Chorus]
I’m a lone Leo in a crowded sky
Burning so bright
But I still ask why
Giving my all till the days run out
No one to tell all my ups and downs
Yeah I roar all day
Then I fade somehow
Got a strong
Brave heart
With no one to calm it down
[Verse 2]
Photos of friends
Weddings and rings
I send a thumbs-up
Then dive back in
Got a full schedule
And an empty couch
Talk to my ceiling
When the lights go out
[Chorus]
I’m a lone Leo in a crowded sky
Burning so bright
But I still ask why
Giving my all till the days run out
No one to tell all my ups and downs
Yeah I roar all day
Then I fade somehow
Got a strong
Brave heart
With no one to calm it down
[Bridge]
Maybe this season
Is sharpening me
Gold in the pressure
Only time can see
But some nights I’m tired
Of being this tough
I don’t want the world
I just want someone
[Chorus]
I’m a lone Leo in a crowded sky
Burning so bright
But I still ask why
Giving my all till the days run out
No one to tell all my ups and downs
Yeah I roar all day
But I’m whispering now
This strong
Brave heart
Is ready to let you in somehow

folk, Intimate acoustic ballad with male vocals, close-miked guitar and soft fingerpicking. Verses stay sparse and confessional; chorus blooms with warm doubled vocals and light harmony “oohs.” Subtle bass swells in the chorus, a gentle shaker on the last repeat for lift. Keep the tempo mid-slow, let breaths and fret noise stay in the mix for raw honesty., acoustic