Side Door Heart

[Verse 1]
You say you like my laugh
Tell me things you shouldn’t say
Scroll her pictures on your phone
While you’re asking about my day
You call it “complicated”
I just call it what it is
You say she doesn’t get you
But somehow you still call her “my girl”
[Pre-Chorus]
You draw a line with your eyes
Then cross it every time
I’m standing right on the edge
Of something that ain’t mine
[Chorus]
Don’t tell me you want me
While you’re holding her hand
You can’t keep a side door
In your heart for when you’re bored again
You say you’re in the wrong life
With the right kind of girl
But I won’t be the secret
In your almost
Maybe
Halfway world
If you really want me
You’d have to leave her first
[Verse 2]
You call me after midnight
Say you’re “thinking way too much”
Say you dream about my kiss
But you still wake up to her touch
You swear you’ve never felt this
Swear that I’m the missing piece
But love that needs a hiding place
Doesn’t feel like love to me
[Pre-Chorus]
You keep your words in the dark
Hope they never hit the light
You say “just give me some time”
But I’m losing mine each night
[Chorus]
Don’t tell me you want me
While you’re holding her hand
You can’t keep a side door
In your heart for when you’re bored again
You say you’re in the wrong life
With the right kind of girl
But I won’t be the secret
In your almost
Maybe
Halfway world
If you really want me
You’d have to leave her first
[Bridge]
I won’t steal what someone’s trusting
Won’t build us on breaking glass
If you’re looking for an exit
You’re gonna have to walk it past
‘Cause I deserve a whole love
Not a borrowed little piece
So choose the life you’re living
Or choose me and set us free (oh)
[Chorus]
Don’t tell me you want me
While you’re holding her hand
I won’t be a side road
On the way back to the life you planned
You say you’re in the wrong life
With the right kind of girl
But I won’t be the shadow
In your almost
Maybe
Halfway world
If you really love me
You’d have to leave her first

Moody midtempo pop with female vocals; clean electric guitar arpeggios over warm bass and tight drums. Verses stay intimate and close-mic’d, pre-chorus adds airy pads and light percussion. Chorus blooms with stacked harmonies and a bright synth hook, then drops to a stripped bridge before a final, lifted chorus.