[Intro, Clean electric guitar, heavy reverb, slow tempo] (Yeah…) [Spoken low, intimate, restrained] (I ain’t cold… I’m careful…) [Verse 1, Half-time feel, muted guitars, low intensity] I used to be the light in the room when I stepped in Laugh too loud, dreams too big, heart wide open Life of the party, everybody my people Believed in forever, believed in the sequel Then love taught lessons I ain’t ask to learn Put me last so many times it was my turn to burn Watched her choose everything but me Smiled through it all but it hollowed me inside [Pre-Chorus, Build begins, drums enter softly] I don’t miss her, I miss who I was Miss trust comin’ easy, miss givin’ a fuck Now every move feel like déjà vu Every red flag feel already true [Chorus, Full band, distorted guitars, soaring vocals] Love didn’t make me better, it made me hard Built me armor outta broken hearts I survived somethin’ I don’t speak on Almost let the dark win, I ain’t proud of that Now I love again but I’m scarred Hardened, yeah… but I’m still here [Verse 2, Pull back slightly, steady drums, controlled] Now I’m with a woman carryin’ pain like mine Different story, same scars, different time She been hurt by hands that crossed lines I been hurt by bein’ last my whole damn life So when I see that phone light up in the dark My chest get tight, mind fall apart Ain’t about control, ain’t about pride It’s that fear sayin’ “you ’bout to be denied” [Pre-Chorus, Tension rising, guitars opening] I pull back when I wanna lean in Fightin’ ghosts that ain’t even present I hate that my past still speak Hate that love still feel like heat [Chorus, Full power, layered vocals] Love didn’t make me better, it made me hard Built me armor outta broken hearts I survived somethin’ I don’t speak on Almost let the dark win, I ain’t proud of that Now I love again but I’m scarred Hardened, yeah… but I’m still here [Bridge, Strip down, clean guitar and voice only] I don’t wanna bleed on you I don’t wanna punish you for what they did I’m just learnin’ how to stay Without disappearin’ [Break, Instrumental, emotional lead guitar] [Guitar crying slow, sustained bends] [Drums re-enter gradually] [Final Chorus, Start stripped, then explode full band] If I get quiet, it’s not that I don’t care It’s me fightin’ panic in my head right there I’m tryin’ to love without losin’ myself Tryin’ to choose you without expectin’ farewell Love broke me once, yeah, that’s true But I’m still here… and I’m here with you [Outro, Fade out, clean guitar, lingering chord] Still here… Still tryin’… [End]

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