Leave Me in the Dark With You

[Verse 1]
We’ve been talking in circles
Same four walls
Same blame
You’re staring down at your phone again
Scrolling through my name
I say it doesn’t hurt me
But I flinch when you turn away
You ask if I’m still in this
I am
But I’m frayed
[Chorus]
Leave me in the dark with you
If that’s the only way I get to stay close
I’d rather fall apart with you
Than heal in a house that feels like a ghost
I don’t wanna go to bed
Go to bed mad at you
So if the night turns black and blue
Leave me in the dark with you
[Verse 2]
You’re still wearing my sweater
From that dumb arcade date
We laughed till they killed the lights
Now we argue till late
You say you’re tired of fighting
I say I’m tired of lies
But I’m reaching for your fingers
Under covers
In the quiet
[Chorus]
Leave me in the dark with you
If that’s the only way I get to stay close
I’d rather fall apart with you
Than heal in a house that feels like a ghost
I don’t wanna go to bed
Go to bed mad at you
So if the night turns black and blue
Leave me in the dark with you
[Bridge]
Can we call a truce on the pillow?
Lay the weapons on the floor
Just breathe
I’ll be your hero in the small ways (yeah)
Just say you still believe in me (oh)
[Chorus]
Leave me in the dark with you
If that’s the only way I get to stay close
I’d rather fall apart with you
Than heal in a house that feels like a ghost
I don’t wanna go to bed
Go to bed mad at you
So if the night turns black and blue
Leave me in the dark with you (with you)
Leave me in the dark with you

Moody midtempo R&B ballad, male vocals, glossy synth pads over warm sub, tight rimshot groove. Verses intimate and close-mic; chorus blooms with stacked harmonies, filtered reverb throws, and a simple Rhodes line doubling the topline. Subtle guitar swells in the bridge, then a final half-chorus drop to vocal + pads for a vulnerable fade., sad