[Intro: fingerpicked acoustic guitar, sparse, open minor tuning, slow tempo ~80 bpm] [Verse 1: soft, close vocal, barely above a whisper, single acoustic guitar] Today I felt like we were in sync Like tomorrow could be a thing Our reality's inconsistency Who knows what tomorrow might bring [Verse 2: same intimacy, vocal stays tender and restrained, no added instrumentation yet] You dance around my orbit Weaving in and out all day Scared to sleep 'cause when I wake Might lose the version of you today [Pre-Chorus: gentle swell, low string enters underneath, vocal gets slightly fuller] I love you more than I wanted to And probably more than you think You don't want to let me in 'Cause you're already treading water Scared one more weight will make you sink [Chorus: punchy, deliberate, strummed acoustic, vocal forward and dry] Duck and dodge and answer vaguely I ask for answers, get maybes I just wanna know what makes you think I won't stay I just wanna know why you think I'll run away [Bridge: emotional peak, full acoustic strum, low strings, vocal raw and exposed] You don't have to do this alone Let me in and just believe me Stop running, I'll carry what you can't on your own I'll give my love to you freely I'm strong enough to handle what life throws and then some I won't let you drown but I can't watch you come undone [Chorus: fuller than before, urgent but not loud, vocal slightly strained with emotion] Duck and dodge and answer vaguely I ask for answers, get maybes I just wanna know what makes you think I won't stay I just wanna know why you think I'll run away I just wanna know what makes you think I won't stay I just wanna know why you think I'll run away [Outro: strip to fingerpicking only, vocal exhausted and bare, fade and decay naturally] I'm tired of loving you from the outside looking in So let me in, let me in, let me in
