[Verse 1] (Soft, eerie whisper tone — breathy and melancholic, à la Melanie Martinez)
Saw your pictures with her smile,
(gentle falsetto, head voice – ghostly, almost whisper-sung)
That sparkle I knew too well,
(slide down on “well,” shaky vibrato)
I thought I buried every mile,
(a little nasal tone, indie phrasing)
But you crawled out of my hell.
(add slight rasp on “hell” – Christina-style growl)
🎵 Melody: minor progression, soft piano chords; use layered backing hums for a haunting echo.
[Pre-Chorus] (Shift to stronger chest voice – Christina’s emotional power)
You said love should set me free,
(R&B run upward — “free-ee-ee”)
But freedom never looked like me,
(belt slightly, full voice, sultry vibrato)
I don’t share, I don’t forgive,
(sharp delivery, attitude – Melanie’s bite)
If I can’t have you—no one lives.
(dark pause after “no one lives,” whispered echo track)
🎵 Background: a deep bassline and heartbeat-like percussion.
[Chorus] (Full R&B power — Christina belts, but keep it slow and hypnotic)
Now you’re mine, forever mine,
(sustain “mine” with rich vibrato, layered harmonies)
Locked behind these twisted vines,
(drop to a lower sultry tone)
Call it love or call it crime,
(melodic slide upward — minor scale lift)
You were always meant to be confined.
(whispered harmony on “confined”)
I hear her crying through the night,
(falsetto, almost lullaby-like)
But baby, shh, it’s alright—
(whispered, seductive tone)
In my world, we never die,
(belt “die” strong and soulful – Christina-style)
You’re forever mine.
(fade into layered harmonies, reverb-heavy echo)
[Verse 2] (Return to eerie tone – soft, playful delivery like a broken music box)
I built a home of velvet chains,
(breathy, doll-like)
Perfume laced with my remains,
(whisper harmony underneath)
You breathe me in, you close your eyes,
(half-sung, half-spoken — indie phrasing)
Can’t tell if it’s love or a lullaby.
(gentle falsetto on “lullaby”)
[Bridge] (Dreamy, echoing reverb — whispered overlapping vocals)
Hush now, don’t cry,
(soft falsetto)
It’s just love amplified.
(melodic slide down)
You said goodbye,
(layered whispers repeating “goodbye”)
But I rewrote your life.
(low whisper; background reversed-vocal effect)
(background vocal chant:) “You belong, you belong, you belong to me…"
[Final Chorus] (Massive, cinematic ending – Christina-style belt meets Melanie-style lullaby overlay)
Now you’re mine, forever mine,
(sustain “mine” for 4 beats with layered harmonies)
In a love that won’t decline,
(emotional belt)
Heaven screams, but I don’t mind,
(growl slightly on “mind”)
You’re forever, ever mine.
(fade-out whisper; music box chime outro