(Intro)
[Sound of a lonely, echoing piano melody. Very slow.]
(Spoken, breathy:)
This is what gets me... about you.
I feel it... deep in my bones.
(Verse 1)
[Piano continues. Vocals are soft and vulnerable.]
I’ve been running for so long
Chasing something I haven't found.
You have a hold on my heart
And you’re tying me down. (Tying me down...)
I feel it in my bones, it’s a feeling I can’t shake
Knowing you have total control over the moves I make.
Your actions have me shaken to my core
And I don’t know what I’m fighting for anymore.
(No, I don't know...)
(Chorus)
[Bass enters. Vocals get LOUDER and stronger.]
This is what gets me about you...
I take the GREAT LEAPS!
(I'm leaping for you!)
Thinking things are gonna change.
I let my WALLS CRUMBLE!
Just to build them back up again.
(Just to build them back up...)
I’m losing my barriers, I’ve lost them on the way
Just to hear the words that you never say.
I’m crumbling... [Vocal Run: Crum-b-l-i-n-g...]
Just to build it back up.
(Verse 2)
[Drums enter. A steady, marching beat of frustration.]
I can’t get you outta my head
My mind is filled with you (and only you).
No one else compares, but that’s the trap I’m in
I’m fighting a war that I’m never gonna win.
And I’m mad... I AM SO MAD.
(So mad!)
Because you make me sad.
Yeah, I can’t comprehend what this is
Why do I keep settling for a love like this? (Tell me why!)
(Bridge)
[Music swells! Strings and heavy drums! BELT THIS OUT!]
I’m still making leaps to stay close to you!
I’m trying to get what is mine, but you won’t let go!
You won’t let go!
WHY WON’T YOU LET GO?!
(Let me go, baby!)
(Guitar Solo / Orchestral Break)
[Emotional and sweeping string section or guitar solo]
(Chorus 3 - The Breakdown)
[Drums cut out. Just piano and strings. Intimate.]
This is what gets me about you...
I take the great leaps.
(I'm leaping for you...)
I let my walls crumble...
Just to build them back up.
(Extended Outro - The Link to "Fortified")
[Music slowly builds back up - Cinematic and Moody]
But maybe...
Maybe I don't need to build them back up alone.
(No, not alone...)
I’m terrified to let them fall.
I’m terrified to give my all.
But if I let them crumble down to dust...
Will you be the one that I can trust?
Will you keep me safe?
Will you keep me... FORTIFIED?
[Hold the note: For-ti-fi-ied...]
(Final Note)
[Piano fades out]
I'm crumbling.
(Song ends.)
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