Jealousy Will Keep You Alone

Psychedelic 80s-tinged emotional R&B: hazy synth pads, chorused guitars, deep rubbery bass, and slow swung drums, Male vocals sit upfront, intimate and a little distorted at the edges, Verses stay low and conversational over sparse keys, pre-chorus adds shimmering arps and backing “oohs, ” chorus blooms wide with layered harmonies and echo tails, like a vivid heartbreak trip in slow motion, world, r&b, emotional, male vocals, deep, ambient

[Verse 1] Clock on the wall said overtime I stayed late just to chase those hours Phone blowin’ up while I’m punchin’ out You already built your little tower I walk in the door You don’t say “hey” You scan my face like you’re searchin’ clues You see ghosts in my empty hands You see lies in these worn-out shoes [Pre-Chorus] You got your mind runnin’ laps in the dark Painting scenes that never happened at all Every question is a knife in my heart How many cuts ’til we finally fall [Chorus] If you don’t trust me Why you with me Jealousy will keep you alone You think I’m out here doin’ you wrong When I’ve been grindin’ just to get home If you don’t trust me Why you with me Say it plain or let me go ’Cause jealousy Yeah Jealousy Jealousy will keep you alone [Verse 2] You smell perfume that ain’t even there You read names that ain’t in my phone You turn silence into some affair You turn distance into being disowned I tell the truth You twist every word Like the room bending in a bad dream You chase shadows on the bedroom wall Till you can’t hear me when I scream [Pre-Chorus] You got your mind runnin’ laps in the dark Spinnin’ stories till you’re sick from the spin Baby Where do you think this ends If I’m guilty every time I walk in [Chorus] [Bridge] [low vocal register] You say it’s love but it feels like prison Every glance like a loaded question You grip my past like it’s still livin’ Won’t let the present even breathe a second [whispered vocals] Damn Wow Look what this is doin’ to you To me To us [full voice] If you can’t believe the hours I stayed Then you’ll never trust the love I gave So I’m standin’ right here Heart in your hands Either open up Or watch it slip like sand [Chorus]

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