**\[Verse 1 – Soft, brooding clean vocals]**
You show up when things go quiet
Crawl in when the door’s not shut all the way
You don’t knock, you don’t ask, you just *stay*
And I let you in like I always do
We share a bed but you don’t sleep
You whisper thoughts I never say out loud
You don’t care who you hurt, you’re proud
Of the mess you make of me
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**\[Pre-Chorus – Building tension]**
But I still dress the wounds you give
Still save you a seat like you’re someone I miss
Still trace your outline in the fogged-up glass
Still swear this time will be the last
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**\[Chorus – Yearning and dissonant harmony]**
Why do I let you hold me?
When you’re the reason I’m cold?
You say “You’re safe with me”
But I’ve never felt more alone
I thought love meant something softer
But you wear my voice like a disguise
You're always with me, never mine
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**\[Verse 2 – Uneasy calm]**
You hate when I try to change
Say I’m faking, say I’m weak, say I’ll lose them all anyway
So I stay inside where you say it's safe
Where the world can’t touch me but I still break
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**\[Pre-Chorus 2 – Slightly cracked, desperate]**
You say “They’ll never really get you”
“You talk too much, you’re too much, they’ll forget you”
And I nod like you’re right
Like you’ve ever left my side
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**\[Chorus – Louder, more emotional delivery]**
Why do I let you hold me?
When you’re the reason I’m cold?
You say “You’re safe with me”
But I’ve never felt more alone
I thought love meant something kinder
But you wear my fears like a prize
You're always with me, never mine
---
**\[Bridge – Soft whisper, then building to a scream]**
You're not real... right?
You don’t bleed, you don’t cry
You just echo back what I hate about myself
And I keep listening
And I keep listening
AND I KEEP LISTENING—
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**\[Breakdown – Screamed, raw]**
YOU SAY YOU'RE HERE TO PROTECT ME
BUT I’M BLEEDING OUT FROM INSIDE
YOU SAY YOU'RE LOVE, BUT YOU HATE ME
AND I LET YOU EVERY TIME
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**\[Final Chorus – Bittersweet, exhausted, like acceptance]**
Why do I let you hold me?
When you’re the reason I’m cold?
You say “You’re safe with me”
But I’ve never felt more alone
I thought I needed someone like you
But I think I’ve mistaken the signs
You're just the silence I call “mine”
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**\[Outro – Whispered, fading out]**
You’re not real...
But you feel like home
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