Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] M: You fold your hoodie on my chair Say "I could go But I like it here" We watch the steam fade from the mugs Both of us tired of burning up on love F: You say you're bad at saying things I say "Then don't Just let it be" You trace a line along my sleeve That's more than any promise you could speak [Chorus] If you stay We don't have to make it epic We don't have to chase the magic We can just breathe In the quiet of this room With the curtains half-unfolded And your hand in mine Still shaking If you stay I'll choose you in the small ways [Verse 2] F: Your phone lights up across the floor Old fireworks knocking at your door You turn it face down Look at me Say "I think I'm done with that kind of heat" M: You ask what happens when it breaks When one of us makes the classic mistake I shrug and push your hair away Say "Then we'll talk it through before we walk away" [Chorus] If you stay We don't have to make it perfect We just have to make it honest Let the hard words Have a place between our knees On this mattress with its springs out Where we tell the truth and freak out If you stay I'll hold you when it's ugly [Bridge] F: I don't need fireworks I need Friday Groceries and traffic and your bad day M: I don't need vows shouted over speakers Just your head on my shoulder when you're weaker Both: We don't know forever We just know tonight And that's alright That's alright (that's alright) [Chorus] If you stay We don't have to say "forever" Just "I'm here until it's better" In this low light With the neighbors fighting through the wall We can whisper We can mess up We can laugh till we both crack up If you stay I'll choose you in the small ways Every day If you stay If you stay (if you stay)
Tags
rock, Slow-burn pop-punk ballad with intimate duet male and female vocals; verses sit on close-miked piano and soft toms, then choruses swell with wide guitars, crash cymbals, and blended harmonies. Energy arcs from whispered confessions to a cathartic final chorus, with subtle counter-melodies and call-and-response lines driving the emotional push and pull., punk, drama, pop, slow, strong, female vocals
Duration
3:14
Instrumental
No
Created
2/7/2026