[spoken intro | vocals : low, intimate, dry | instrumental : sparse electric guitar, soft bass swell, distant reverb | energy : very low] i thought you loved me, but you only loved the story [verse 1 | vocals : soft, controlled | instrumental : clean guitar, low bass pulse, restrained drums | energy : low] you said my name like it was gentle like you knew where i had been held me like a quiet answer to the shape you wanted in everything was easy, glowing nothing asked too much of you i mistook that kind of comfort for something honest, maybe true [pre-chorus | vocals : close, restrained | instrumental : tension rising, drums still soft | energy : low] but every time i changed the wording every time i missed the scene you looked at me a little longer like i broke what you could keep [chorus | vocals : controlled, bittersweet | instrumental : wider guitars, deeper bass, steady drums | energy : medium] your version loves me quiet, loves me easy your version never stays when i get real your version holds the light and keeps me pretty your version never stays when i get real [verse 2 | vocals : steadier, cooler | instrumental : bass forward, muted guitars, tighter drums | energy : low-medium] you liked the soft and careful outlines liked the girl who never moved liked me better in suggestion than in anything i proved when my edges started showing when my mouth got less polite something in your face went distant like i’d stepped out of your type [pre-chorus | vocals : colder, contained | instrumental : drums pull back, bass sustained | energy : low] you were warm when i was simple you were sure when i was sweet now you speak like i went missing while i’m standing in the seat [chorus | vocals : controlled, sharper | instrumental : fuller drums, dark guitars | energy : medium] your version loves me quiet, loves me easy your version never stays when i get real your version keeps me close when i am dreamy your version never stays when i get real [bridge | vocals : cold, nearly spoken | instrumental : stripped back, low bass, distant guitar decay | energy : very low] do you love me, or my name? cause they’re not the same do you love me, or my name? cause they’re not the same [final chorus | vocals : tired, glacial | instrumental : heavy low end, wide guitars, restrained drums | energy : medium] your version loves me quiet, loves me easy your version never stays when i get real your version looks enough like me to keep it your version never stays when i get real [outro | vocals : dry, almost spoken | instrumental : stripped back, cold reverb tail | energy : very low] you said you loved me without even meeting the real me...
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