[Intro – soft, breathy, almost whispered, distant choir pad swelling]
I don’t wanna feel it…
But I still do…
So I cope…
I cope like it’s the only truth…
[Chorus – melodic, singable, double-tracked vocals with tight harmony stacks]
I’m the Cope God, wearing heartbreak like a halo
Fading in the blue light, chasing shadows that won’t let go
Every tear’s a melody, every scar’s a note I play
Turn the pain to something pretty so it won’t decay
Cope God… drifting on a wave of “maybe someday”
Cope God… singing to the ghosts that never stay
[Verse 1 – smoother flow, more sung than rapped, long vowel sustains]
Late night drives with no destination sign
Radio static whispering your name one more time
I light another candle just to watch it burn away
Pretend the smoke’s carrying all the things I couldn’t say
Got your hoodie folded in the drawer like a prayer
Pull it out on bad days, bury my face in there
Smells like you and gasoline and summers we outran
Now it’s just a relic in the wreckage of a man
[Pre-Chorus – rising melody, voice cracking gently on the high note]
They say time heals everything, but time just taught me how to hide
Built a palace out of coping, let the real me die inside
Still I sing it… still I sing it…
[Chorus – bigger this time, add ad-libs & layered oohs]
I’m the Cope God, wearing heartbreak like a halo
Fading in the blue light, chasing shadows that won’t let go
Every tear’s a melody, every scar’s a note I play
Turn the pain to something pretty so it won’t decay
Cope God… drifting on a wave of “maybe someday”
Cope God… singing to the ghosts that never stay
[Verse 2 – even more melodic, almost ballad-like delivery]
I wrote your name in condensation on the window pane
Watched it disappear the way you did, slow like rain
Downloaded every sad song, made a shrine inside my chest
Play them loud enough to drown the echo of your “I’m the best”
I tell the mirror I’m healing, paint a smile across my lips
But the reflection knows the truth, sees the cracks beneath the script
Still I wake up every morning reaching for a hand that’s gone
Turn the missing-you into verses I can lean on
[Bridge – stripped back: just piano, soft vocal, distant strings]
I don’t wanna die… I just wanna feel lighter…
Wanna lay this weight down… wanna sleep without the fight, yeah…
But if coping’s all I’ve got left…
Then I’ll make it beautiful…
I’ll make it sing…
[Final Chorus – fullest arrangement, soaring harmonies, subtle choir in the background]
I’m the Cope God, wearing heartbreak like a halo (like a halo)
Fading in the blue light, but still I won’t let go (won’t let go)
Every tear’s a melody, every scar’s a note I play (note I play)
Made the pain my only friend so it won’t walk away
Cope God… drifting on a wave of “maybe someday”
Cope God… still here singing anyway…
Still here
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