Before Her

[Verse 1]
You used to knock on my door
Hands full of takeout
Shoes on my floor
Laughing at shows we’d already seen
Saying this is all we’d ever need
Now your phone face down by the sink
You say "it’s nothing
" then you overthink
I catch your eyes drifting off somewhere
To a name you never say out loud
But she’s there
[Chorus]
I miss us before her
When I was your only world
When Sunday mornings were just me in your shirt
Now I’m half of every promise
Half of every word
And I’m breaking
Breaking
Choosing me or losing me
I miss us before her
[Verse 2]
You call me "baby
" but it sounds split
Like every "I love you" has a crack in it
You say I’m different
"you’re the one I trust"
But if I’m the one
Why you dividing us?
I keep replaying our early days
Backseat talking till the sky turned gray
We never thought about somebody new
Now every shadow in the room looks like you-know-who
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
I can’t keep sharing your touch
Sharing your time
It hurts too much
Tell me
Am I first in line
Or just someone you reach for when she’s not on your mind?
[Chorus]

Slow-burning R&B ballad with female vocals; warm Rhodes and soft bass, dry finger snaps on the two and four. Verses stay intimate and close-mic’d, almost spoken in places. Chorus blooms with airy harmonies and a subtle synth pad. Bridge lifts with stacked background vocals and a simple halftime drum groove, leaving space for emotional ad-libs at the end.