[Intro - 8 bars, sparse piano + distant music box + breathy layered hums] [Whispered] hush now hush now go to sleep go to sleep [Verse 1 - 16 bars] You whine until it turns your stomach Chew the hurt and then become it Always aching, always loud Like being small still draws a crowd Hush now, baby, don’t start again That hungry ache beneath your skin Always whining, always sore Always needing something more [Pre-Chorus - 8 bars, tension building, drums entering softly] Too old to need this much from them Too old to wilt for scraps again You want to matter, want to shine Want to be chosen every time [Chorus - 16 bars, full band, sharp emotional lift] Sleep now, woman, close your eyes No one likes a need that whines I’ll smooth your hair, I’ll tuck you in tight And tell you you’re too much every night Hush now, darling, don’t make a sound Adults know better than to be breaking down I’ll kiss your brow, turn out the light Too old to be this fragile every night [Verse 2 - 16 bars, pull back slightly, still tense] There, there, love, you make me sick Every wound becomes a trick Begging to be held and heard Like being wanted makes it worse No wonder you think they’ll all pull back You flood the room, you overact So desperate just to feel adored You make “please love me” sound like war [Pre-Chorus - 8 bars] Too old to need this much from them Too old to wilt for scraps again You want to matter, want to shine Want to be chosen every time [Chorus - 16 bars, harder, more strained vocal] Sleep now, woman, close your eyes No one likes a need that whines I’ll smooth your hair, I’ll tuck you in tight And tell you you’re too much every night Hush now, darling, don’t make a sound Adults know better than to be breaking down I’ll kiss your brow, turn out the light Too old to be this fragile every night [Bridge - 12 bars, half-whispered at first, then erupts] You want to be special You want to be seen You want to be cherished You want to be picked clean You make yourself nauseous Wanting proof you belong Then call it a wound When they can’t hold it long [Breakdown - 8 bars, screamed lead over sustained instruments] No wonder silence feels safer No wonder every pause feels like hate No wonder you need and need and need And still arrive far too late [Final Chorus - 16 bars, biggest vocal, desperate and ugly-beautiful] Sleep now, woman, close your eyes No one likes a need that whines I’ll smooth your hair, I’ll tuck you in tight And tell you you’re too much every night Hush now, darling, don’t make a sound Big girls know how to break face-down I’ll hold you close, all soft and light Too old to be this fragile every night [Outro - 8 bars, instruments falling away to piano and hum] [Whispered] there, there, love just close your eyes too old, too loud too much, goodnight
