(Verse 1) (Acoustic guitar: Fingerpicked steel-string, slow and intimate, dry room sound) Gone but not forgotten, your lips stay on my mind Not for the sweetness, but the coldness left behind As they pressed into mine pursed, setting the tone of the curse The bond just broken, as you turned to keep from choking From the tears you were no longer revoking Your heart knew your lips were joking, You aren't as cruel as you'd were hoping. (Verse 2) (Guitar stays quiet; subtle tape hiss and breathing visible in the mix) The switch inside, it must be broken when your light went off, I didn't notice What you thought was all gone, some still remained But too late, you’ve bared your shame Now you leave me here standing here with two hearts, As you walk away on lungs alone... (Chorus) (Dynamics shift: Open-chord strums crash in, late-entering percussion hits, full emotional baritone delivery) And you tried to play the villain, tried to freeze the flame, But your tears spoke louder than your quiet shame! Now you’re running out of air on your own, Walking away on lungs alone! And I’m standing right where the timeless ends, Holding two hearts that will never mend. (Post-Chorus) (Guitars ring out into open decay, slow mid-tempo rhythm) We aren't timeless anymore... No, we aren't timeless anymore. (Bridge) (Sparse again, fingerpicking returns, baritone voice hushed and closed-mic) You shut the door to save yourself from feeling, Left two hearts lying on the floor, past any healing. Waking up cold from a fading dream, Watching us break right at the seam... (Chorus) (Full band explodes again—dense wall of sound, aching vocal straining at the top of the baritone range) And you tried to play the villain, tried to freeze the flame, But your tears spoke louder than your quiet shame! Now you’re running out of air on your own, Walking away on lungs alone! And I’m standing right where the timeless ends, Holding two hearts that will never mend! (Outro) (Guitars transition back to soft open-chord strums, natural room decay, trailing off) Leave me here to hold two hearts... While you breathe on lungs alone. (Tape hiss fades out)
