[start] [Intro: Ambient drone with reverb-soaked guitar and melodic bass; slow fade-in drum groove] [Instrumental only — shimmering synth texture with pulsing bass motif] [Verse 1] They’re sitting quiet, watching stars appear, But a distance grows that has nothing to do with space. He wants to tell her about the void inside, The static replacing where his feelings used to be. But the words collapse before they leave his mouth, Leaving him more hollow than before he tried to speak. [Verse 2] She asks him what he’s thinking, her voice so soft, so clear. He says, “It’s nothing,” with a manufactured smile. The fear is rising but he keeps it down, Convinced he’s not the person she believes she’s holding onto. He’s memorized this script of inadequacy, Reciting it until it’s all he knows. [Chorus] My feet are in the water, my head’s somewhere else, Watching everyone drift by. And here comes the sadness again, My oldest companion through the night. With her arms around me, I could finally let go, Stop resisting, stop the fight. Just flow with the passing tide, Surrender to the quiet life. [Bridge: Atmospheric build — layered guitars with chorus effect, polyrhythmic drums emerging] He watches comprehension breaking slowly in her eyes, The realization that he’s choosing this— Engineering his own abandonment Because it feels safer than being known. The connection that once saved him is fraying at the edge, And he’s the one who’s holding the scissors. [Outro: Slow decay with bass melody taking lead; sparse drums and distant vocal echoes] The last thread snaps and emptiness comes flooding back, The cold, familiar nothing he’s been running from. She deserves someone whole, he tells himself again, As he dismantles the only thing that made him feel alive. The sad confusion on her face will haunt him, But not enough to make him stay and fight. [End: Reverb tail and fading delay — bass continues alone before dissolving into silence] [end]
