Verse 1 [Tenor lead, soft and careful, like handling something fragile] Die ner’s almost empty, just the hum of the light Clock says three a.m., rain still falling outside She’s tracing circles on the back of my hand Asking quiet questions I don’t know how to stand Verse 2 [ [bass vocal], I roll up my sleeve slow, let the neon hit skin Show her one line of stitches where the making begins Her fingertip follows the black thread path Cool as forgiveness, warm as aftermath Chorus [Full group] One scar revealed in the quiet between beats One truth laid bare on these vinyl seats She doesn’t run, doesn’t turn away cold Just looks at me tender like a story retold Bridge [Only upright bass walking soft, then Elias] [bass vocal]alone I wait for the scream, wait for the door to slam wide Wait for the horror to flood her eyes But she leans in closer, breath against my wrist Presses her lips to the place I was spliced and kissed Verse 3 Tenor: What kind of hurt leaves a mark like that? bass vocal]: The kind that wakes you when the world’s gone black Tenor: Does it still ache when the night gets deep? [bass vocal]: Only when I remember I wasn’t born to sleep Final Verse [All voices layered, gentle and unresolved, fading with the rain] She pulls my sleeve down, covers the evidence slow Says “Everybody’s broken, just some of us show” I feel the fire settle somewhere new in my chest Not burning to leave me—just burning to rest
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