Quiet Knives

[Verse 1]
You read my mind
With your quiet knives
Cut through the part
I was trying to hide
Lip prints on
A chipped glass edge
I laugh it off
But my hands still shake (mm)
[Chorus]
You touch my fear like it’s nothing
Trace every scar like a map on my skin
Say I’m “too much” then you pull me back in
I keep on bleeding in slow motion
You keep your halo crooked
Thin
It’s not love
But I still drown in it
[Verse 2]
Midnight text
“Are you still awake?”
I say I’m fine
And you see right through it
Your name burns
Through my cracked screen light
I almost block you
Then I hit reply (oh)
[Chorus]
You touch my fear like it’s nothing
Trace every scar like a map on my skin
Say I’m “too much” then you pull me back in
I keep on bleeding in slow motion
You keep your halo crooked
Thin
It’s not love
But I still drown in it
[Bridge]
If I walk away
Would you let me go
Or drag my shadow
Back to your door
I don’t trust myself
When you say my name
So soft
So slow
Like you’re loading a gun
[Chorus]
You touch my fear like it’s nothing
Trace every scar like a map on my skin
Say I’m “too much” then you pull me back in
I keep on bleeding in slow motion
You keep your halo crooked
Thin
It’s not love
But I still drown in it (still drown)

Dark minimalist alt-pop, soft female vocals nearly whispering over sparse, pulsing bass and distant, blurred pads. Verses stay close and dry, almost in-your-ear; chorus widens with ghostly harmonies and subtle reverse textures. Kick is deep but restrained, snare clipped and tight, with filtered risers and low swells to build tension into a final, hollowed-out outro., moody, raw, breathy, soft