SO COLD LIKE YOU

Verse 1
There’s a shadow in my heartbeat,
a quiet echo shaped like you.
I learned to hold my breath in silence,
’cause every word you spoke was cruel.
I wanted warmth, I wanted softness,
but all you ever gave was fear.
You taught me how to hide emotions,
how to pretend they disappear.

Pre-Chorus
Now I’m staring at my reflection,
and your eyes are looking through.
I feel everything so deeply…
but I’m terrified I’m turning into you.

Chorus
Am I cold like you?
Frozen veins and hollow truth—
I feel the fire underneath,
but I keep locking it away.
I wanted love, I wanted arms
that never pushed me into blame.
But all you gave me was your darkness…
and now I’m scared I’m growing
cold like you.

Verse 2
I’ve been running from your rhythm,
the way your silence shaped my bones.
I’ve been trying not to hurt the way you did,
but fear can build a frozen home.
I feel so much it makes me tremble,
but I can’t show it when I do.
Your voice still whispers in my memory,
“Feelings only make you lose.”

Pre-Chorus
So I cover up the chaos,
wrap my heart in quiet rooms.
But every time I start to open…
I hear your footsteps in my wounds.

Chorus
Am I cold like you?
Frozen veins and hollow truth—
I feel the fire underneath,
but I keep locking it away.
I wanted love, I wanted arms
that never pushed me into blame.
But all you gave me was your darkness…
and now I’m scared I’m growing
cold like you.

Bridge
But somewhere in my chest
there’s a spark you couldn’t kill.
It shakes, it cries, it’s fragile—
but it’s beating still.
And maybe I can break the cycle,
cut the wires you left behind.
Maybe I can learn to feel
without your ice inside my mind.

Final Chorus
I’m not cold like you.
Even if the fear is true—
I’ve got a fire in my lungs
you never taught me how to use.
I wanted love, I wanted peace,
not the punishment you knew.
And every breath I choose to feel
is proof I won’t turn
cold like you.

Emotional epic rock ballad, female voice, slow piano and orchestra, about pain and unanswered love.