[Instrumentation & Vocal Direction:
Tempo 90 BPM, 6/8, key of E minor.
Sparse piano + guitar intro → builds to drums and strings by Bridge 2.
Singer 1 = gritty, raw honesty.
Singer 2 = clean counter melody, adds grace and space.
Tonal arc: fear → betrayal → survival → acceptance.
Big ring-out ending with reverb and heartbeat kick.]
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[Intro | Piano + Clean Guitar Swell]
[Singer 1]
Cold scans lit up like city streets,
Names on screens and numbered sheets.
They said “you’ll heal,” but never said when,
You took their word, and left again.
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[Verse 1 | Singer 1 leads, Singer 2 echo]
You stood on stage, smiled for the flash,
While I counted time,through frosted glass.
[Singer 2]
Every speech, it was in your tone,
Talking like you stood alone.
[Singer 1]
I learned the shape of empty rooms,
The sound of love out of tune.
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[Chorus | Both Singers]
And I was lying still,
While you were out there chasing thrills.
I hoped that we’d talk when this was through
But your absence told your truth.
You built your world, I lost my name
And we never came back the same.
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[Verse 2 | Singer 2 leads, Singer 1 harmony]
They marked my head, you fixed your hair,
I laughed so I wouldn’t care.
[Singer 1]
Sutures fade, my tongue still burns,
Every scar remembers turns.
[Singer 2]
I woke to restraints, not to your hand,
You were miles away, rehearsing plans.
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[Bridge 1 | Singer 1 solo, low register]
The nurse said “breathe,” I said “I’m trying,”
They said “you’re strong,” I said “I’m lying.”
Every promise cut in two,
Half for me, and half for you.
[Chorus 2 | Both Singers]
And I was lying still,
While you were out there chasing thrills.
[Bridge 2 | Both Singers alternating, build to crescendo]
(Singer 1) I forgave before I healed,
(Singer 2) You forgot before it was real.
(Singer 1) You wore white while I saw red,
(Singer 2) You moved on while I bled.
[Both]
Now every vow just sounds like noise,
And every truth is someone’s choice.
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[Final Chorus | Full Band + Both Singers]
I was lying still,
While you were out there chasing thrills.
Forget “we’ll talk when this is through,”
I’m done waiting for you.
The scans came clean, the scars still stay,
But I’m alive — you walked away.
You burnt your world, I found my place,
Now you’re just trying to save face.
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[Outro | Piano + Feedback Fade]
[Singer 1]
They said “you’re lucky, you made it through,”
[Singer 2]
I just smiled — it wasn’t true.
[Both]
I made it back, but not to you.
[Mix Notes: Dual vocalists layered in final chorus—one octave apart. Emotional ring-out ending with feedback fade like classic Mayday Paradeish sounds]
