Love You When I Can’t Stand Me

[Verse 1]
Missed my stop on the last red line
Head full of fights I lose every time
Pull my coat round the parts I hide
Laugh it off, say I'm "doing fine"
[Pre-Chorus]
You see the cracks and you still lean in
I bite my tongue, you just breathe me in
I’m scared you’ll run when you see what’s real
Scared you’ll stay and teach me how to feel
[Chorus]
You love me when I can’t stand me
Hold my hand like it’s easy
I wear my hurt like a cheap disguise
Call it a curse, you call it mine
I don’t know how to love myself
Still you’re right here, nowhere else
You love me when I can’t stand me
How do you see what I can’t see?
[Verse 2]
New town, same old crowded head
Scroll through lives I’ll never get
Try to fit where the corners cut
Swallow down every “not enough”
[Pre-Chorus]
You say my name like a quiet truth
Like I’m more than a walking bruise
I roll my eyes, you just roll your sleeves
Fix the bits I won’t let me believe
[Chorus]
You love me when I can’t stand me
Hold my hand like it’s easy
I wear my hurt like a cheap disguise
Call it a curse, you call it mine
I don’t know how to love myself
Still you’re right here, nowhere else
You love me when I can’t stand me
How do you see what I can’t see?
[Bridge]
I’m learning the world in slow small steps
One deep breath, then another misstep
If I trip, if I tear, if I fall apart
Will you stay, stitching pieces to my heart? (yeah)
[Chorus]
You love me when I can’t stand me
Hold my hand like it’s easy
I wear my hurt like a cheap disguise
Call it a curse, you call it mine
I don’t know how to love myself
But maybe someday, something melts
You love me when I can’t stand me
Till I can love what you see in me

pop, Moody indie alt-pop with female vocals, dry British tone and raspy edge. Mid-tempo groove built on crunchy drums, chorus-drenched guitars, and a round bass holding the pocket. Verses stay intimate and conversational; chorus blooms with doubled vocals and subtle harmonies. Occasional lo-fi vocal grit and filtered delays on key phrases to underline the “curse/disguise” theme, keeping the topline in a comfortable mid register., world