[Intro – 808 keys with acoustic riff - 15 seconds]
[Soft, almost slurred reversed vocals]
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[Verse 1 – Emo rap / spoken confessional tone]
We don't talk much in the daylight
But at night, you wait by the bedside
Glass half full or maybe half gone
Either way, you help me hold on
I swore I’d quit you a thousand times
But you listen more than friends or lines
When I’m low, you're always around
But you pick me up just to pull me down
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[Chorus – Sung, ambient R&B]
You're my closest friend, the bottle
Pourin’ peace I can’t borrow
You heal me just to hollow
Me out again tomorrow
You're my secret sin, my silence
My temporary guidance
I drink to drown the violence
But wake up in defiance
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[Verse 2 – Rap]
You sit in the cabinet, callin’ my name
Whisperin’ lies like "this time it’s not the same"
I sip slow, feel warmth, forget pain
'Til I see my own eyes in the window pane
Red-rimmed, lost... who is this man?
Tried to pray with a shaking hand
Mama said, "Don't lean on what breaks"
But it’s the only thing that numbs the weight
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[Emo-rap themed Instrumental Break]
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[Bridge – Spoken with reverb or melodic singing overlay]
You celebrate with me...
You mourn with me...
You're in my wins...
And every defeat
But the truth is
You never leave me whole
Just a little more empty than before
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[Chorus – Repeat w/ added harmonies or distant vocal echoes]
You're my closest friend, the bottle
Pourin’ peace I can’t borrow
You heal me just to hollow
Me out again tomorrow
You're my secret sin, my silence
My temporary guidance
I drink to drown the violence
But wake up in defiance
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[Outro – Fading keys, almost acapella feel]
[Softly, fading]
You feel like love…
But you love like poison...
And I keep lettin' you in.
N0VA