[INTRO — Clean guitar, low organ. Nyx studies the page.] [Spoken, amused] Well… This is new. No black candles? No trembling king? [Paper rustles] Oh. There you are. [VERSE 1 — Low, conversational] You put a glass beside my bed A thousand things I never said An empty chair, a turning key Who left these memories with me? You wrote me staring at the door Still wearing someone’s shirt till four It’s good, James—just one little thing… Whose hurt am I supposed to sing? [PRE-CHORUS — Bass enters; her amusement softens] You always give me teeth and fire Tonight you let the shadows win I read the verse you crossed out twice Then read the one you buried in [CHORUS — Wide, gritty, melodic] DON’T PUT MY NAME ON IT THEN SAY IT ISN’T YOURS YOU LEFT YOUR HEART BETWEEN THE LINES AND SENT ME THROUGH THE DOOR I’LL SING IT TILL THE RAFTERS SHAKE I’LL MAKE THE CHORUS BLEED BUT WHEN THEY ASK WHO BROKE THIS HEART DON’T LOOK AWAY FROM ME [POST-CHORUS — Teasing whisper] And “a friend of mine”… Really? [VERSE 2 — A loose, swaggering groove] You tried a curse in verse number two Something a wicked witch would do Then scratched it out and wrote instead: “I miss the way you turned your head.” No thunder rolled, no heavens fell Just one small line you knew too well I had a clever joke prepared… [Brief pause] It doesn’t seem to fit in there. [PRE-CHORUS — More intimate] So leave that little detail in The one you think nobody needs Give me the words you almost kept And room enough to let them breathe [CHORUS — Full band] DON’T PUT MY NAME ON IT THEN SAY IT ISN’T YOURS YOU LEFT YOUR HEART BETWEEN THE LINES AND SENT ME THROUGH THE DOOR I’LL SING IT TILL THE RAFTERS SHAKE I’LL MAKE THE CHORUS BLEED BUT WHEN THEY ASK WHO BROKE THIS HEART DON’T LOOK AWAY FROM ME [GUITAR SOLO — Restrained bends building into one sustained, aching note] [BRIDGE — Guitar falls away; organ remains] [Spoken, gently amused] You know, James… You can give a witch a broken heart. It’s your song. [Pause] But that line about the hallway light? Leave it. [Quiet breath] That’s where I finally knew how to sing it. [FINAL CHORUS — Open, powerful; less snarl, more ache] GO ON, PUT MY NAME ON IT I’LL CARRY IT TONIGHT JUST LEAVE THAT VERSE THE WAY IT WAS BEFORE YOU MADE IT RHYME I’LL SING IT TILL THE ROOM GOES STILL AND LET THE LAST NOTE RING YOU DON’T HAVE TO TELL THEM WHO JUST LET ME SING THE THING [OUTRO — The opening guitar returns] [Spoken, familiar teasing restored] There. Now… About that rhyme with “desire.” [Soft laugh] We need to talk. [END]
