[Verse 1] [Alt-pop midtempo | 82 BPM, B minor | Intro: 2 bars filtered plucky synth + low pad, sidechain pump | Lead: close-mic female vocal, soft chest with breathy edges] You laugh too loud when your hands still shake Change the subject every time you break Say you’re “just tired” with your red-rimmed eyes Bite back the truth when all you want is cry Scrolling through storms in a crumpled bed Blue-light headlines humming in your head [Pre-Chorus] [Drums enter: warm kick, soft snare, tight hi-hats; bass swells in | Add light octave pad on chords] I see every tremor hiding in your grin When the world cuts deep, I’ll rewrite you in [Chorus 1] [Chorus lift: fuller drums, wide synth pads, subtle guitar shimmer | Lead stronger; double on main phrases; add low harmony on lines 2 & 4] K eep my eyes open when your smile starts to shake I mitate heaven in the way that I stay N otice every shadow that you hide behind D o little miracles and call it being kind [Verse 2] [Drop to half-time feel on hats; keep kick/snare; plucky synth + light piano answering vocal phrases] You armor up in your perfect posts Jokes on repeat like a haunted host Room full of people but you’re miles away Dancing with panic till it fades to gray You call yourself broken, say you’re never right But I see your glow in every crooked line [Pre-Chorus] [Rebuild: add backing “ooh” pad low in mix; snare with small reverb tail; slight riser into chorus] I see every tremor hiding in your grin When the world cuts deep, I’ll rewrite you in [Chorus 1] [Same as first chorus; add extra high harmony on final word “kind”] K eep my eyes open when your smile starts to shake I mitate heaven in the way that I stay N otice every shadow that you hide behind D o little miracles and call it being kind [Chorus 2] [Chorus expansion: add arpeggiated synth line + subtle vocal chops answering last words of each line] ’Cause this world cuts deep, but I won’t rewind I’ll bleed soft light in the back of your mind If it all goes dark, I’ll still cross that line Say what you want, I’m choosing to be kind. [Bridge] [Breakdown: pull drums to kick + soft clap; bass on long notes; add vocoder-style backing on sustained chords] Maybe kindness is a quiet war Fighting every lie you’ve heard before If I break too, will you stay and see I need the same kindness you need from me [Chorus 1] [Biggest lift: full drums, sidechain pads, extra guitar shimmer; gang-style soft “yeah” ad-libs tucked low] K eep my eyes open when your smile starts to shake I mitate heaven in the way that I stay N otice every shadow that you hide behind D o little miracles and call it being kind [Chorus 2] [Final chorus: keep full arrangement | Last line: hold “kind” longer, then let instruments ring out 2 bars] ’Cause this world cuts deep, but I won’t rewind I’ll bleed soft light in the back of your mind If it all goes dark, I’ll still cross that line Say what you want, I’m choosing to be kind.
