After the Heels Come Off

[Verse 1]
You text, “stay in those shoes”
Like it’s some secret code
I’m pacing grooves in the hallway
While this lipstick dries slow
These straps dig into my ankles
But I see that look you get
When I kick them off by your bedside
Yeah, you’re already obsessed
[Chorus]
I wear these heels for hours for you
Till my toes are screaming, red and bruised
You pull me close, like it’s perfume
Like you’ve waited all night just to breathe me in
After the heels come off
After the heels come off
[Verse 2]
We stumble in past midnight
Your jacket on my chair
You say, “don’t change a thing yet”
Run your fingers through my hair
You trace the shape of every blister
Like you’re reading my day
You tell me that you love my flaws
In your strange, specific way
[Chorus]
I wear these heels for hours for you
Till my toes are screaming, red and bruised
You pull me close, like it’s perfume
Like you’ve waited all night just to breathe me in
After the heels come off
After the heels come off
[Bridge]
Tell me
Is it how I endure just to see your smile? (yeah)
Is it every step I took just to cross that mile?
You say you love me head to feet
Every tired, tangled, aching piece
[Chorus]
I wear these heels for hours for you
Every mark a little proof of truth
You pull me close, like it’s perfume
Like you’ve waited all night just to breathe me in
After the heels come off
After the heels come off

rock, Crunchy pop-rock with female vocals, overdriven guitars, and a springy bass line. Verses stay tight and conversational over palm-muted riffs; chorus explodes with big open chords, stacked harmonies, and a sticky top-line hook. Middle section drops to half-time drums and dry vocal before slamming back in with full-band accents and a bright lead guitar answering the vocal melody., pop