Prompt / Lyrics
[strained breathing intro] [Breathy, intimate] I can't breathe… Only bleed… [Bass guitar slaps with a motif under the verse] [Verse 1] You call me late like nothing’s wrong Like I’m still where you left me I taste the words I shouldn’t say So I let you forget me [Muted electric guitar enters] You're stitched into my skin Every cut spells your name I should’ve walked the first time out But I stayed in the insane [Pre-Chorus] Every warning sign… I pretend I never hear Every step away from you Just pulls me back in here [Chorus] I can’t breathe, only bleed Every time you’re next to me You take more than I can give But you’re the only way I feel alive I can’t breathe, only bleed Drowning in what we could be If this love’s a slow disease Why do I still need it to survive? I can't breathe…. Only bleed. [Verse 2] You move like mercy, talk like sin Say my name like a prayer But every promise you let fall Leaves me gasping for air I learned your chaos like a map Every turn, every lie Still I follow where it leads Even knowing I’ll break inside [Pre-Chorus] Every warning sign… I pretend I never hear Every step away from you Just pulls me back in here [Chorus] I can’t breathe, only bleed Every time you’re next to me You take more than I can give But you’re the only way I feel alive I can’t breathe, only bleed Drowning in what we could be If this love’s a slow disease Why do I still need it to survive? I can't breathe…. Only bleed. [Bridge] (strip it down, then explode) Say it straight, am I just something You don’t want but won’t release? Am I just a quiet habit You come back to when you need? (beat drops, instruments swell) If I’m choking on you Why’s it all I want to breathe? [Pre-Chorus] Every warning sign… I pretend I never hear Every step away from you Just pulls me back in here [Final Chorus] I can’t breathe, only bleed Every time you’re next to me You take more than I can give But you’re the only way I feel alive I can’t breathe, only bleed Drowning in what we could be If this love’s a slow disease Why do I still need it to survive? [A full choir bursts into “ahs” under bass and guitar duo] I can't breathe…. Only bleed.… I can't breathe…. Only bleed.… I can't breathe…. Only bleed.… I can't breathe…. Only bleed.… [Final breakdown]
Tags
Heartbeat kick, electric, and bass guitar-driven, alt-rock, orchestral, cinematic. Deep, breathy male voice.
Duration
4:31
Instrumental
No
Created
4/16/2026