A heart on a string

**Verse 1**  
It starts with my heart on a string,  
A hundred pretty girls wanting a piece of me,  
But no one wanting all of me,  
I guess it’s easier to get a piece when my heart’s in pieces,  
And in the end, I’m left with chummed waters and a floating string.

**Chorus**  
I've been torn apart by hands I can't hold,  
A love that was warm but always went cold.  
They took what they wanted, then drifted away,  
Left me in silence, nowhere to stay.  
But I'll keep floating, even if I'm sinking slow,  
The ocean’s wide, and it’s all I know.

**Verse 2**  
Promises wrapped in velvet lies,  
Smiles that fade like the bluest skies.  
I’ve seen the sun set on every love,  
Watched the stars burn out above.  
They came for the glow but left in the dark,  
Now all I have is the echo of a spark.

**Chorus**  
I’ve been torn apart by hands I can’t hold,  
A love that was warm but always went cold.  
They took what they wanted, then drifted away,  
Left me in silence, nowhere to stay.  
But I'll keep floating, even if I’m sinking slow,  
The ocean’s wide, and it’s all I know.

**Bridge**  
Now I’m learning to love the waves,  
They crash, they hurt, but they always save.  
I might be drifting, but I’m still here,  
In this endless sea of quiet fear.  
Maybe there’s no shore to find,  
But I’ll be the one who survives the tide.

**Outro**  
So let them take what they need to leave,  
I’ll still be here, learning to breathe.  
Maybe broken, maybe bruised,  
But in this ocean, I’ll never lose.  
The water’s deep, the night is long,  
But I’ll keep singing my somber song.

male, dark wave, gothic