Different rooms

Verse 1 – [Female (mezzo/soprano, gentle but aching)]

(Lower-mid range, intimate)

I cry when the lights go low,

When no one’s around to see,

I smile like I’m doing fine,

But it’s breaking inside of me.

The pain never learns to fade,

It just finds a way to stay,

I’m holding on to a love

That keeps slipping away.

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Verse 1 – [Male (baritone/tenor, restrained)]

(Warm low range, grounded)

I hear every tear you hide,

Even when you don’t speak out,

I learned how to hold my breath,

How to live with the doubt.

The future feels paper-thin,

Every step unsure and slow,

I reach for a hand that’s gone,

Still hoping you know.

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Chorus – [Together (Female higher harmony, Male lead)]

(Male melody mid-range, Female floats above)

We’re crying the same tears,

Just in different rooms,

Love fell apart

Way too soon.

We’re lonely together,

Still calling this home,

A family divided,

But not fully gone.

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Verse 2 – [Female (build slightly, more edge)]

(Climbs but stays controlled)

I miss when the house felt warm,

When laughter filled the air,

Now silence sits at the table

Like it’s always been there.

I’m tired of being strong,

Of pretending I’m okay,

I’d give up every right tonight

Just to hear you stay.

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Verse 2 – [Male (emotional lift, still grounded)]

(Moves higher than verse 1, showing cracks)

I carry the weight of regret,

Every word I never said,

I thought time would fix the cracks,

But it pulled us instead.

Now distance speaks louder than truth,

And I don’t know where to start,

I’d trade all the years I lost

For your heart.

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Bridge – [Call & Response (soft → powerful)]

If you hear me, don’t turn away

I’m still here, I just lost my way

I don’t need perfect or brave

Just don’t give up on me today

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Final Chorus – [Together (Full harmony, lift)]

We’re crying the same tears,

But we’re singing now,

Broken hearts

Finding sound.

If there’s still a spark

In the love we’ve known,

We’re a family fractured—

Not a family gone.