///*****/// (Male lead, moody anthem, 98 BPM, pop-rock with synthwave layers, unconventional structure) [INTRO, 4 BARS, NEON PAD + DISTANT GUITAR DELAY] City in a slow glow, heart on the dash Your name in my throat like a match [CHORUS, HITS EARLY, BIG] I like how you glow when you’re leaving me on read I don’t want you doing a damn thing without that glow in your head And when the world gets cold, baby, we still glow in the wreck Give me your neon mercy Break me in the backseat, holy and dirty I can’t quit you, you can’t save me We’re a wildfire, pretty and crazy Hold me like you hate me Love me like you’re trying to erase me If this is wrong, it’s working So give me your neon mercy [VERSE 1, INTIMATE, SPACEY, PALM-MUTE GUITAR + SOFT KEYS] You wear your damage like designer, like it’s made to fit You talk in smoke and sugar, then you vanish quick I taste your “maybe” on my tongue, it’s poison dressed as truth I keep on driving past the exit, just to circle back to you You’re a motel sign in rain, you’re a halo made of rust You make “forever” sound like nothing, then you blame it on the dust I’m not proud of wanting chaos, but you light it up so clean And I hate how fucking perfect you look being bad for me [POST-CHORUS, WORDLESS SYNTH HOOK, NO LYRICS] [NEON LEAD SYNTH PLAYS THE HOOK MELODY, VOCALS HUM UNDER IT] [VERSE 2, SHORT, MORE DRIVING] You text “u up” like it’s a prayer, like it’s harmless, like it’s sweet But I know exactly what it costs to put you back on me I’m not your midnight hobby, I’m not your “just because” I’m not the man you crawl to when you’re bored and out of drugs [PRE-CHORUS, ONLY ONCE, BUILD HARD] Say it straight, don’t sugarcoat If you want me, take the whole I’m done being your almost Done being something you postpone [CHORUS, BIGGER, SAME WORDS] I like how you glow when you’re leaving me on read I don’t want you doing a damn thing without that glow in your head And when the world gets cold, baby, we still glow in the wreck Give me your neon mercy Break me in the backseat, holy and dirty I can’t quit you, you can’t save me We’re a wildfire, pretty and crazy Hold me like you hate me Love me like you’re trying to erase me If this is wrong, it’s working So give me your neon mercy [BRIDGE, HALFTIME FEEL, TREMOLO GUITAR + SUB + PAD BLOOM] I drove through your silence like it owed me a sign But the only religion is the way you ruin mine Yeah, I know it’s toxic, yeah, I know it’s a lie But you say my name and I forget how to survive If I’m going down, let it look like art Let it feel like heaven tearing me apart Then the beat comes back and the lights get cruel And I’m still here, acting like a fool [FINAL CHORUS, BIGGEST, ADD SYNTH COUNTERMELODY, OPTIONAL KEY LIFT] I like how you glow when you’re leaving me on read I don’t want you doing a damn thing without that glow in your head And when the world gets cold, baby, we still glow in the wreck Give me your neon mercy Break me in the backseat, holy and dirty I can’t quit you, you can’t save me We’re a wildfire, pretty and crazy Hold me like you hate me Love me like you’re trying to erase me If this is wrong, it’s working So give me your neon mercy [OUTRO, LONG FADE, SYNTH LEAD + GUITAR DELAYS, NO NEW WORDS] Neon mercy Neon mercy (we still glow)
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