[Intro - instrumental 4 bars] [keep the existing instrumental groove unchanged] [no vocal ad-libs] [leave space before the first vocal] [Verse 1 - SIA] [deep smoky female contralto, rich chest tone] [enter softly and slightly behind the beat] [low narrow melody, intimate and conversational] [use short pickups before selected downbeats] [let the instrumental groove breathe between lines] [no melisma yet] I still sleep on my side of the bed Like you're lying next to me Still leave a little room beside me Where your body used to be Sometimes I reach for a second glass Then slowly put it down Funny how my hands remember What I'm trying to forget [Pre-Chorus] [keep the original groove underneath] [melody begins climbing in small steps] [phrases become longer and more legato] [stretch the final vowel of every second line] [slightly increase chest resonance] [one subtle note scoop before the final phrase] I know the sound of your footsteps The rhythm of your breathing I learned every way to love you But nobody showed me how to stop [Chorus - SIA] [do not change the underlying instrumental pulse] [open the melody into a wider register] [start phrases slightly behind the beat, then stretch across the bar] [rich chest-led vocal, warm and sensual] [use restrained vibrato on sustained notes] [add one tasteful melodic turn only at phrase endings] [soft background harmonies answer selected lines] [emotional lift, never belt] How do I unlearn you? Tell me, where do I start? How do I teach these hands not to reach for you in the dark? How do I unlearn you when loving you comes so easy? If you became a part of me tell me what am I supposed to be? [Post-Chorus - instrumental 2 bars] [no vocal] [let the existing instrumental hook breathe] [Verse 2 - SIA] [return immediately to low chest register] [slightly rougher texture than Verse 1] [more rhythmic phrasing, gently behind the beat] [occasional breath before the first word of a phrase] [no vocal runs] Your number isn't in my phone But I still know every line I changed the pictures on the wall Your shape is left behind I take another road back home So I don't pass your street But every way I turn without you brings you back to me [Pre-Chorus 2] [melody follows the first pre-chorus contour] [add slightly stronger melodic tension] [hold key words longer] [background harmony enters very softly on final two lines] [do not increase volume dramatically] I know the weight of your silence The language of your touch I got so good at loving you Maybe I learned too much [Chorus 2] [same melodic identity as first chorus] [slightly fuller chest resonance] [more expressive vowel stretching] [one restrained melisma after the final question only] [background harmonies become wider but remain smooth] How do I unlearn you? Tell me, where do I start? How do I teach these eyes not to search for you in the dark? How do I unlearn you when missing you comes so easy? If you became a part of me tell me what am I supposed to be? [Bridge - SIA] [keep instrumental foundation intact but reduce vocal intensity] [drop vocal into the lowest comfortable register] [very close, dry, almost spoken] [sing noticeably behind the beat] [long pauses between thoughts] [no vocal runs, no dramatic high notes] Maybe I don't miss you [long pause] Maybe I miss who I was with you Maybe that's worse 'Cause I can lose a lover But how do I lose a part of myself? [Instrumental Turn - 4 bars] [no vocal] [keep existing instrumental movement] [no dramatic build] [Final Chorus - SIA + backing vocals] [enter softly rather than exploding] [first half restrained and chest-led] [gradually widen melody through the section] [allow more emotional imperfections in the lead vocal] [subtle scoops and slow vibrato] [background vocals answer phrases in warm stacked harmony] [only one expressive melisma near the end] [never become gospel or power-ballad] How do I unlearn you when you're written into everything? The way I sleep the way I dream the way my whole heart moves How do I unlearn you? Maybe I never will Maybe some kinds of love don't disappear they just become a part of you [Outro - SIA] [return to intimate low register] [almost spoken] [let each phrase fall slightly behind the accompaniment] [no background vocals] [no final high note] So I won't unlearn you I'll just learn how to live with what remains
