[Intro] (Slow, sad acoustic guitar picking only. Simple and quiet.) [Verse 1 | Female British Vocal, fragile and exposed] [clear] Behind closed doors Your whispers cut Like vodka shots I can’t give up Every promise Poison in disguise Sweet destruction Dancing in your eyes [Pre-Chorus | Female British Vocal, trembling emotion rises] [clear] I’m drowning in the space between Your love and all your cruelty [Chorus | Female British Vocal, layered, full expression (fragile and high-pitched)] [Simple acoustic strumming and light percussion (tambourine/shaker) enter] You’re breaking me down, Piece by piece — somehow you know how. In the dead of night I lose myself somehow Every kiss burns But I can’t let go You carved your name Into my soul [Interlude] (Acoustic guitar melody only. Very sparse.) [Verse 2 | Female British Vocal, fragile and exposed] [clear] Morning light Reveals the scars From battles fought Behind these walls I replay scenes That never end Wondering if My heart will mend [Bridge Drop | Music stops entirely] [Whispered] "I’m drowning in the space between" What we are, and what we could be Why do I keep coming back for more When you leave me broken on the floor [Build → Simple Acoustic Strumming] (Acoustic guitar strumming becomes slightly faster and more desperate) [Chorus Reprise | Female British Vocal, layered and echoing, maximum fragility] You’re breaking me down, Piece by piece — somehow you know how. In the dead of night I lose myself somehow Every kiss burns But I can’t let go You carved your name Into my soul [Outro – extended fade] (Slow acoustic guitar picking fades slowly.) [whispered] "You're breaking me down."
