Half-Open Heart

[Verse 1]
You show up late
Coffee stain on your sleeve again
Laugh it off
But your eyes say you’re caving in
You say you’re fine
Then you change the subject fast
I’m right here
Still stuck on our almost past
[Chorus]
I’m tired of holding a half-open heart
Waiting in the dark for a falling star
Tell me if you’re scared or if you’re just gone
’Cause I can’t keep bleeding on and on
I’m tired of loving you half in the dark
With this half-open
Half-open heart
[Verse 2]
You kiss my cheek
Like a habit you outgrew
I count the cracks
In the silence between us two
You check your phone
Like there’s somewhere else to be
I play along
But it’s killing the kid in me
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[low vocal register] If this is it
Say it straight
Don’t circle round
I’d rather break
Than slowly fade into the background
[building drums] If there’s a chance
If you want me
Say it loud
I’ll run to you
Or I’ll run out
[Chorus]

rock, Emo-leaning pop-punk ballad: clean electric arpeggios and soft pads in the verses, building to crunchy guitars and big toms in the chorus. Male vocals start intimate and breathy, then crack into a raw, higher belt on the hook. Subtle gang vocals and “whoa”s on the last chorus, with a brief halftime bridge that drops to just guitar and vocal before exploding back in., emotional, pop punk, emo, pop, deep