[Verse 1]
(soft, smooth runs)
Late nights, I feel the echo of your goodbye
Glass in my hand, clouds in the sky
Driftin’ through memories I can’t deny
But up here, it don’t sting, I don’t cry
(ad-libs: “mmm yeah… ohh”)
Light up and I’m floatin’ through the pain
Feelin’ like I’ll never break again
Your name in the smoke, but it fade away
You don’t hurt when I fly away
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[Pre-Chorus]
(rise with high-pitched vocals and vocal runs)
Ooh, when I’m numb, I’m free, I’m light
I see your face, but it don’t bite
I feel the beat take over time
My soul lift up to neon skies
(ad-libs: “ahh, whoa whoa, yeah yeah”)
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[Chorus]
Love don’t hurt when I’m high
You, you, you — umm, umm, ahh
Huh, whoo, woo — flyin’ past the lies
You, you, you — umm, umm, ahh
Love don’t burn, I don’t cry
(You know, you know, whoa whoa)
When I’m up in the sky, so high
You can’t touch me now — whoo, woo, fly
(big vocal riffs, melisma on “you” and “ahh,” falsetto riffs on “whoo woo”)
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[Verse 2]
(more rhythmic, bouncier delivery)
Back then, your words used to cut deep
Now I’m vibin’ somewhere past sleep
Rose gold haze in my rearview
Ain’t no love, just the truth I flew
(ad-libs: “yeah yeah, no no, mmm”)
You kept me chained in that gravity
But now the clouds keep carryin’ me
Gone from the pain, I’m finally free
Can’t feel a thing — it’s ecstasy
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[Pre-Chorus]
(higher energy, more layered vocals)
Ooh, when the stars align just right
I float away, I blur the fight
You were the weight, but now I glide
Gone too far to feel your bite
(runs: “ooooh yeah yeahh, uh huh, ayy ayy”)
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[Chorus]
Love don’t hurt when I’m high
You, you, you — umm, umm, ahh
Huh, whoo, woo — can’t say goodbye
You, you, you — umm, umm, ahh
Can’t break me, I’m too wide
(You know, you know, whoa whoa)
Feelin’ light in the sky, so high
Touchin’ the divine — whoo, woo, fly
(more ad-libs: “ooh you, you got no power here — uh huh, yeah yeah”)
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[Bridge – falsetto-heavy, dreamy]
(falsetto and echoing background vocals)
Up here I see me (ooh-oh)
Not the one you tried to keep (no no)
High enough to finally breathe
I’m not broken, I’m released
(runs and riffs layering into chorus)
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[Final Chorus – extended with vocal explosion]
Love don’t hurt when I’m high
You, you, you — umm, umm, ahh
Huh, whoo, woo — say goodbye
You, you, you — umm, umm, ahh
I rise and I shine
You know, you know, whoa whoa
This love can’t confine — so high
Just me and the sky — whoo, woo, fly
(crazy vocal runs, high-pitched melisma, final “flyyyyy” held in falsetto)
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