[Instrumental Intro] (slow syncopated post-punk groove, deep rubbery bass, sparse angular post-punk guitar, dry minimal drums, dim synth haze) [Verse 1] Leave the lamp half-dead Keep the blinds uneven You walk in laughing Like you brought the evening Rain on your coat Keys in your hand You say “don’t start” Like I ever had a plan There’s a ring on the table Where the last glass stood You look almost dangerous I look almost good [Pre-Chorus] Don’t dress it up Don’t make it neat Don’t put soft lighting On the mess in me If this is trouble Let it stay true I don’t want gentle When I’m this close to you [Chorus] Don’t make it sweet I might believe it Don’t make it kind I might not leave it Say what you mean Then make it worse Put your hand where it hurts But don’t make it work Don’t make it sweet Don’t make it stay If we fall slow Let it fall that way [Post-Chorus] Don’t make it sweet I know what I lose Don’t make it sweet When I get near you [Instrumental Transition] [Verse 2] Your laugh hits low Like a door left open I keep my cool With a bad hand showing You touch my sleeve Like a red line drawn I say “careful” You say “not for long” The whole room tilts But we don’t fall We just stand there breathing Against the thin wall [Pre-Chorus Variation] Don’t bring me candles Don’t bring me grace I don’t trust comfort When it knows my face If this is foolish Let it be clear I didn’t come running Just to disappear [Chorus] Don’t make it sweet I might believe it Don’t make it kind I might not leave it Say what you mean Then make it worse Put your hand where it hurts But don’t make it work Don’t make it sweet Don’t make it stay If we fall slow Let it fall that way [Bridge] (Half-time) This isn’t cinema This isn’t fate Just your breath in the doorway And my nerve running late I could make a joke I could ruin the room But you move one inch closer And I forget to [Build Intensity] (bass grows warmer, drums tighten, sparse guitar cuts sharper, vocals become more exposed but restrained) [Final Chorus] Don’t make it sweet I might believe it Don’t make it kind I might not leave it Say what you mean Then make it worse Put your hand where it hurts But don’t make it work Don’t make it sweet Don’t make it safe If we fall slow Let it leave a trace [Final Post-Chorus] Don’t make it sweet I know what I lose Don’t make it sweet When I get near you Don’t make it sweet Don’t make me stay Don’t make it sweet Unless you mean it that way [Outro] (softslow bass pulse, guitar echoes, dry final drum hit)
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