[Verse 1] You’re talking Your lips move in slow frames I’m nodding But every word just bends and breaks Like I’m underwater Watching my own face Smile on a stranger I’m two steps out of place [Pre-Chorus] I say it’s my ears I say it’s the noise Blame the room Blame the sound Blame the wrong voice But even in silence You fade into snow I’m here in the picture Just nobody home [Chorus] I’m half here Half noise Fading out in my own skin I’m right there Your choice But I’m miles from where I’ve been Keep blaming my hearing My head My focus But I never I never quite notice Till it’s over I was never really in I was never really in [Verse 2] You’re laughing I copy the timing Automatic A script that keeps rewinding Your hand on my shoulder I feel it Then don’t I’m warm for a second Then gone before I know [Pre-Chorus] I say it’s the crowd I say it’s the night Blame the glare Blame the glare of the blue light But even alone When it’s quiet and dark I’m still drifting away from my own heart [Chorus] I’m half here Half noise Fading out in my own skin I’m right there Your choice But I’m miles from where I’ve been Keep blaming my hearing My head My focus But I never I never quite notice Till it’s over I was never really in I was never really in [Bridge] What did you say? Say it again Say it again I’m slipping away While I pretend While I pretend (oh) “Must be my mind Must be my ears” I’ve used that line for too many years Truth is I’m scared to feel it for real So I float So I float So I never have to heal [Chorus] I’m half here Half noise Fading out in my own skin I’m right there Your choice But I’m miles from where I’ve been Keep blaming my hearing My head My focus But I never I never quite notice Till it’s over You were talking I was gone again I was never really in I was never really in

pop, Dark emo-pop electro with female vocals; verses ride a pulsing sidechain synth and tight, dry drums, vocal almost conversational and close-mic’d. Pre-chorus widens with detuned pads and distant, ghostly harmonies. Chorus hits with a sharp, catchy topline, saturated bass, and glittery arps, then drops to a stripped, echoing post-phrase for a hollow, floating feel. Bridge thins to filtered keys and reverb-y vocal stacks before a final, punchy hook., electro, emo

Half Here, Half Noise