[VERSE 1 - close, almost whispered] In the back of your car, you go quiet on me Say you're chasing a spark, but you're dimming with me You don't look in my eyes, just the space in between Like you're already gone, but you're still in the seat [PRE-CHORUS - restrained tension] Baby, when you're faded You rewrite what we just said Twist it like I'm crazy Say it's all inside my head [CHORUS - controlled, cutting clarity] You only want me when you mean it for a minute When it's clean and you can keep your distance from it You only call me when the room is finally empty Like I'm safer when there's no one left to see You only want me when you're sober When it's over When it's easy to control Yeah, you only want me when you're sober For a moment Then you let me go [VERSE 2 - slightly firmer, still intimate] You're a blur in a crowd, but you're sharp when we're alone Say you want something real, but you won't let it show Got your hands on my waist, but your head somewhere else Like I'm good for the night, not a life, not myself [PRE-CHORUS - more edge] Baby, when you're faded You forget the things you said Then you wake up different Acting like we never met [CHORUS - layered, but not louder] You only want me when you mean it for a minute When it's clean and you can keep your distance from it You only call me when the room is finally empty Like I'm safer when there's no one left to see You only want me when you're sober When it's over When it's easy to control Yeah, you only want me when you're sober For a moment Then you let me go [HARMONICA SOLO - bluesy, slightly distorted, emotional release] [BRIDGE - stripped, almost spoken, direct and grounded] I stayed when you were blurry I stayed when you were gone I stayed through every version That kept proving me wrong Funny how you find me When there's no one left to want Say you finally see me I don't need you to now [FINAL CHORUS - fuller emotion, still restrained] You only want me when you mean it for a minute When it's clean and you can keep your distance from it You only call me when the room is finally empty Like I'm safer when there's no one left to see You only want me when you're sober When it's over When it's easy to control Yeah, you only want me when you're sober For a moment Now I'm letting go [OUTRO - soft, detached fade] You only want me when you're sober... (soft echo) when you're sober... You only want me when it's over... And I don't want you like before
