Clean Break, Soft Landing

[Verse 1]
You pour two mugs
Same chipped cups on the counter
We talk in circles
Till the circles feel like answers
Your keys on the table
My coat still on the chair
It's quiet in the middle
Where we both just sit and stare
[Chorus]
This is a clean break
Soft landing
We’re not crashing
Just descending
You hold my hand
Then let it go
We’re not in love
But we both still care
This is a clean break
Soft landing
We’re not losing
Just unplanning
I’ll miss your laugh
You’ll miss my clothes
We’re not in love
But we both still care
[Verse 2]
You say
"I’m not happy"
I say
"I feel that too"
Maybe we got older
And our futures split in two
You’ll move near the water
I’ll stay close to downtown
We smile through the aching
As we write the ending down
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[low vocal register] No shouting in the hallway
[soft harmony] No slammed doors
No blame
Just two tired hearts
Giving back each other’s names
You pack up the records
I’ll keep the plants on the sill
We leave the frame on the dresser
So a piece of us stands still
[Chorus]

pop, Airy ambient pop bed with gentle sidechained pads, soft plucky synths, and warm sub swells. Female vocals up-front and intimate on the verses, widening in the chorus with airy harmonies and a subtle vocoder layer. Minimal kick and soft percussion pulses keep it floating; reverb tails bloom at the end of phrases for a weightless, bittersweet glow., ambient