(Slow, broken piano… voice almost speaks at first) Verse 1 I been walkin’ through fire Like it don’t leave a mark I been sleepin’ with silence Like it’s part of my heart I don’t reach out for nothin’ I don’t stay where I land But she walked through my shadows Like she knew who I am Pre-Chorus Yeah, I’ve held my ground so long Never needed no one to stay Chorus But I ain’t built for this feelin’ No, I don’t know how to stand When she looks right through me Like I’m just a man I don’t chase, I don’t beg I don’t fall, I don’t run But she moves like a whisper And I come undone Verse 2 I seen hunger in faces I seen love turn to dust I been cold as a trigger I don’t break, I don’t trust But she don’t scare easy And she don’t look away Yeah, she stands in the storm Like she wants me to stay Pre-Chorus And it cuts a little deeper Every time she gets close Chorus I ain’t built for this feelin’ But it’s burnin’ me slow Like a hand on a wire That I won’t let go She don’t bend, she don’t break She don’t drown in my name And I don’t wanna win If it’s just a game Bridge (raw, almost shouted) If I touch her, I’m fallin’ If I don’t, I’m alone Ain’t no place left to stand Ain’t no way to go home Final Chorus (full, breaking) I ain’t built for this feelin’ But I can’t walk away She’s the blood in the water I was born to betray I don’t pray, I don’t kneel I don’t answer to none But I’d tear down my kingdom Just to feel what she’s done (Outro: hoarse vocal ad-libs, piano fading)
