Chewed Gum

[Verse 1]
Found you in the hallway
Stuck to every word
Sweet on the surface
Taste got worse
You swore you weren’t that kind of habit
But you cling to everything I do
Like static
[Chorus]
You’re like chewed gum
Stuck under my shoe
I scrape and I scrape but I trace you
Every step I take
You just stretch
Don’t move
Yeah
You’re chewed gum
Stuck under my shoe
Stuck under my shoe
[Verse 2]
Took you to the sidewalks I walk to forget
You left little pieces in every crack you met
Friends say “just leave it
It’ll wear off in time”
But you pull at my heel when I’m crossing the line
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
I tried the grass
The curb
The edge of the stairs
Dragging this mess like I owe you repairs
You were flavor at first
Now you’re just residue
I’m done wasting miles on the ghost of you [low vocal register]
[Chorus]

rock, Crunchy 2000s alt-rock with overdriven rhythm guitars panned wide, tight bass, and punchy drums. Male vocals edge between sardonic and vulnerable, verses half-spoken then opened up, with a huge, shout-along chorus and gang vocals on the hook. Short middle-8 drops to palm-muted guitar before slamming back into the final refrain., alternative rock