Better Half of Me

[Verse 1]
You slammed the door
I stared it down
Felt every crack
On the way to the ground
I lit a match
Just to watch myself breathe
Guess I had to lose you
To stop losing me
[Chorus]
I’m not afraid of the pain
Let it cut
Let it claim what it needs from me
I’m not afraid of the end
But I’m hanging on hard to this in-between
You were the better half of me
Now I’m learning who the rest can be
I’m not scared of death
I just owe this life
So I bleed
I break
But I live it right
[Verse 2]
Your ghost still sleeps
On the right side of my bed
I pour one drink
Then talk you out of my head
I trace my scars
Like they’re maps I can read
Every line says “stay”
Every line says “leave”
[Chorus]
I’m not afraid of the pain
Let it cut
Let it claim what it needs from me
I’m not afraid of the end
But I’m hanging on hard to this in-between
You were the better half of me
Now I’m finding out what’s underneath
I’m not scared of death
I just owe this life
So I bleed
I break
But I live it right
[Bridge]
I toast our ruin
Like it’s a crown on my head (oh)
Kissing the future
With the past in my bed
If this is the fire
Then I’ll walk through the heat
I buried “us”
Just to dig up “me” (yeah)
[Chorus]
I’m not afraid of the pain
Let it cut
Let it carve out the truth in me
I’m not afraid of the end
But I’ll spend every breath on this in-between
You were the better half of me
Now the best of me is breaking free
I’m not scared of death
I just owe this life
So I bleed
I break
But I live it right
Yeah
I bleed
I break
But I live this life

rock, Sensual soft rock with male vocals; smoky electric guitar arpeggios over warm bass and tight, brushed drums. Verses stay intimate and low, almost whispered at times; chorus swells with overdriven guitar and stacked harmonies. Final chorus hits hardest, then drops to a single vocal and guitar for a lingering, bittersweet close., soft rock, sensual