[Acoustic Guitar Intro - Slow, minimalist fingerpicking] [Verse 1 - Hushed, whispering vocals, close to mic] You hold my hand and look into my eyes You say your love is true, it never dies You swear that we are stuck like this forever But I am watching all the threads unsever. I used to sneeze and you would grab your coat Now I am burning with a aching throat I wait for hours just to hear you say"Go see a doctor, let them clear the way." The sweet concern is running on a delay. [Chorus - Soft, melancholy, raspy tone] You say you love me and you'll never change But everything around us feels so strange Am I just crazy or is this the end? Are you my lover or a fading friend? You say I'm yours until the clock runs out But every silence fills my heart with doubt. [Verse 2 - Vocals getting slightly louder, more strained] The calendar is ticking on the wall The bills are due, but you don't care at all You used to lecture me and stress the date Now you stay quiet while the notices get late. I have to beg, I have to ask you please To get the help that used to come with ease. Is this the part where you get tired of me? Is this the shift I wasn't supposed to see? [Bridge - Emotional buildup, guitar gets heavier] What if I stop asking for your dime? Will you go backward to that sweeter time? Can I erase the heavy things we've built And wash away this sudden layer of guilt? Or did I fall in love with just a ghost A first impression when I needed it the most? [Chorus - Climax, loud passionately crying out, raw vocals, screaming with pain] YOU SAY YOU LOVE ME AND YOU'LL NEVER CHANGE! BUT EVERYTHING AROUND US FEELS SO STRANGE! Am I just crazy or is this the end? Are you my lover or a fading friend? You say I'm yours until the clock runs out But every silence fills my heart with doubt. [Outro - Fading out, back to a hushed, defeated whisper, guitar slows down] It's time to build a backbone made of steel To stop expecting what you do not feel. Because the expectations only break my mind When they are met with things you leave behind. I'm standing tall, I'm taking back the reins No longer waiting on your subtle change
