[Verse 1] Coffee gone cold on the table Ash on the plate like snow You said "It’s nothing I’m just tired" But your eyes already let go Curtains half-open to morning Dust floating slow in the air I trace your name in the window It smears Disappears Nothing there [Pre-Chorus] Every little crack in the ceiling Spells out everything we don't say I can feel the future leaning Heavy on the frame [Chorus] I just want to close my eyes And pretend it’s alright Let the dark erase your face Till I don't have to fight If I never see the truth Then it can't say goodbye I just want to close my eyes I just want to close my eyes tonight (oh) [Verse 2] Your sweater hangs on the chair back Shape of a ghost in the room Phone on the floor keeps on ringing Lighting up nothing but gloom Dinner for two in the freezer Tickets we’ll never use Every small promise is screaming In a language I can’t choose [Pre-Chorus] Breathing like I’m bracing for impact Waiting for the moment we break Every quiet second feels louder Right before the quake [Chorus] I just want to close my eyes And pretend it’s alright Let the dark erase your face Till I don't have to fight If I never see the truth Then it can't say goodbye I just want to close my eyes I just want to close my eyes tonight [Bridge] [Choir rising Bass building under whispered vocal] Hold my hand in the wreckage (hold it) Say we’re fine till we vanish (say it) If this is how the ending sounds Let it drown us out 'Cause I don't want the final word I don't want the final light I just want your shadow blurred In the middle of the night (yeah) [Chorus] I just want to close my eyes And pretend it’s alright Let the dark erase your face Till I don't have to fight If I never see the truth Then it can't say goodbye I just want to close my eyes I just want to close my eyes tonight [Outro] [Choir softens Instruments fall away] Coffee cup still on the table I switch off the morning light Turn my back on every angle And fall into the lie tonight

folk, Art-pop dream ballad with male vocals, slow-build cinematic arc. Start with soft picked acoustic guitar and distant reverb-soaked pads, heartbeat bass pulsing under whispered lead. Background choir creeps in as tension rises, stacking harmonies in the pre-chorus. Huge, devastating drop into the chorus: sub-heavy bass swell, wide drums, and haunting choral chords. Second half adds subtle folk strings and bell-like synths, ending on a stripped, fragile vocal over a fading choir drone., dream pop, art pop, ballad, sad

Close My Eyes And Pretend