[Intro - soft airy synths, subtle electronic texture, light echo on key words]
I feel you near… shadows stretch (stretch)…
[Verse 1]
You smiled under moonlight, claws hidden in the dark
We shared quiet corners, fox and bat side by side
The night slowly shifted, wings brushing silently
Every friend I reached pulled away, sparks flickered (flickered) softly
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Jealousy whispered in the shadows
The cage tightened as you held the keys (keys)
The fox inside me trembled, sensing the snare
Love shouldn’t feel like weight I can’t bear (bear)
[Chorus]
I love you, but I can’t stay
The night won’t mend what drags me away (away)
Flickers in your eyes, I see it clear (clear)
I gather my courage, I face my fear (fear)
I love you, I let you go
The forest calls, and I follow alone
[Verse 2]
Your laughter echoed in caves I shouldn’t roam
Every touch felt like a trap pulling me from home
I danced under starlight, chasing your flight
The fox craves freedom before love turns to fight
[Pre-Chorus 2]
I ache for warmth beneath your shadowed wing (wing)
But love that isolates leaves only sting (sting)
I step closer to dawn, can’t pretend
I’ll love you from distance before it bends (bends)
[Bridge]
I love you, I let you go
Possessive night spins webs I can’t unwind
I leap from shadow, leaving fear behind
Through the chaos, the fox finds her own sky (sky)
[Final Chorus]
I love you, but I can’t stay
The night won’t mend what drags me away (away)
Flickers in your eyes, I see it clear (clear)
I gather my courage, I face my fear (fear)
I love you, I let you go
The forest calls, and I follow alone
[Outro - soft fading synths, airy texture, subtle echo on “free”]
I love you… but I’m free (free)…
Eilidhschy
