[Intro: Moody Atmospheric Keys & Vinyl Crackle]
(Mmm, yeah)
I took the long way home today.
(Listen close)
I should have listened to you.
[Verse 1: Smooth, Emotional Half-Rapped Flow]
I drove by your place today, the house was looking dark
Just looking for a shadow, looking for a single spark
And for weeks I've been checking, glancing over on my drive
Looking at your mailbox, wondering if you're inside
Are you there? (Are you there?) Are you hiding in the gray?
I’m still so obsessed, overwhelmed by the things we didn't say
And I know it’s not the same, the math ain't adding up to two
You haven’t sought me out, you're doing what you always do
I was right all along, standing heavy in the cold...
Thinking you never really wanted me to hold! (Never wanted me!)
[Pre-Chorus: Heavy Bass Tension Builds]
So why do you trigger me so?
Why do you pull the deepest strings that I know?
My thoughts of low self-worth are spinning around in my head
Staring at the ceiling in an empty, lonely bed! (Let's go!)
[Beat Drop: Massive 808 Sub-Bass & Crisp Snaps]
[Chorus: Explosive Soaring Vocal Belt]
I’ve cried more tears over losing you, over this empty space
Than the man who said he wanted to get married in the first place!
He was talking 'bout a future, talking 'bout a diamond ring
But he strung me along for seven long years, holding back everything! (Seven years!)
Never wanting to be treated the same, never wanting to fall apart
You looked at me and told me to be careful with my heart!
(Yeah, you told me!)
I should have been more careful!
I should have been more careful with you! (Careful with you!)
[Post-Chorus: Catchy Rhythmic Bounce]
(More careful, more careful, yeah I drove by)
Looking at the mailbox under the sky!
(More careful, more careful, yeah I took the hit)
You were the one that I needed protecting from, I admit!
[Verse 2: Gritty R&B Delivery]
Seven years of empty promises, a fake diamond in the rough
I walked away from all of that 'cause I finally had enough
But this one hurts deeper, this one cuts straight to the bone
'Cause you played the holy card while leaving me out here alone
You said to protect myself, to guard the sacred line
But you were the danger creeping up right from behind! (From behind!)
Now I'm driving past your street, looking for a sign
Wasting all my energy on a ghost that isn't mine! (Not mine!)
[Bridge: Stripped Back Keys, Building Layered Vocals]
No more glancing over, no more checking on the house
I am stepping out the trap, quiet as a mouse
You told me to be careful, warned me from the start
But I'm taking back the keys, locking up my heart! (Lock it up!)
[Chorus: Dramatic Acapella Breakdown]
[Acapella - Raw Vocals & Snaps Only]
I’ve cried more tears over losing you, over this empty space...
Than the man who strung me along for seven years in the first place...
[Full Force Heavy Drop - Maximum Energy]
You looked at me and told me to be careful with my heart!
I should have been more careful!
I should have been more careful w
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