(Intro)
[lo-fi kicks, felt piano]
Ooh ooh yeah
[Verse 1]
[lsoft finger snaps, Rhodes piano. Local is dry and close to the mic ]
All I want is to be loved
Simple line
Still it shakes me like a storm
Every time
Got these fingerprints of old goodbyes
Faded scars beneath my sleeves
Say you wanna see the real me
But what if you don’t like what breathes
[Pre-Chorus]
[deep sub-synth, shimmering hi-hats]
What if I open up
Spill my secrets on your hands
You see the cracks
And pull ’em like a thread
What if I’m too much
Or not enough to understand
I keep rehearsing
Every word you haven’t said
[Chorus]
[cinematic strings, 808 drums, layered vocals]
Heaven sent
That’s how you’re looking at me
Like you see the best
Buried under the debris
If I let you in
Past the surface
Past the spin
Will you hold what’s underneath my skin
Heaven sent
Heaven sent
Don’t let me break again
[Verse 2]
[muted electric guitar (plucking), ticking clock]
You trace circles on my palm
Like a map
Say you’re not afraid of falling
Then you laugh
I can see it in your eyes
You know
Every secret hallway light
Still I’m standing in the doorway
Picking which part I should hide
[Pre-Chorus]
[Deep Sub-Synth, Shimmering Hi-Hats]
What if I open up
Turn the lock and lose the key
You touch the parts
That I don’t show my friends
What if you stay the night
Then wake up and you leave
I keep bargaining
With endings in my head
[Chorus]
[Cinematic Strings, 808 Drums, Layered Vocals]
Heaven sent...
That’s how you’re looking at me
Like you see the best
Buried under the debris
If I let you in
Past the surface
Past the spin
Will you hold what’s underneath my skin
Heaven sent
Heaven sent
Don’t let me break again
[Bridge]
[Heavy Distorted Clap, Pulse Synth]
I’ve spent a lifetime building walls out of the "no's"
Tracing the outlines of everyone who chose to go
But you’re standing in the rubble with a different kind of light
Asking me to put down the weapons and the fight.
[Drums crash back in for the climax]
It’s a terrifying mercy, it’s a beautiful weight
To realize I’m loved even when I’m a mistake.
So I’m breathing in the silence, I’m exhaling the fear
I’m finally staying right here.
[Guitar/Synth Solo]
[Overdriven Electric Guitar (Bluesy/Melodic)]
[Final Chorus]
[Cinematic Strings, 808 Drums, Layered Vocals]
Heaven sent
That’s how you’re looking at me…
Like you see the best
Buried under the debris
If I let you in
Past the surface
Past the spin
Will you hold what’s underneath my skin
Heaven sent
Heaven sent
Don’t let me break again
[Outro]
[Single Piano Note, Heartbeat Kick]
Fingerprints of old goodbyes...
I’m letting them fade.
Scars beneath my sleeves...
You’re not turned away.
Heaven sent.
Yeah, you’re heaven sent.
[Beat stops]
Just don’t let me break...
Don’t let me break again.
Bumblebeegum
