[Intro – filtered chords, vinyl crackle, distant strings] [vinyl crackle] [filtered electric piano chords] [soft orchestral strings swelling slowly] Lights go down… Breathing slows… [Verse 1 – bassline enters, soft groove] Curtains closed at four p.m Phone facedown, no need to pretend Street noise fades into a dream Nothing here is what it seems Shadows dancing on the wall No expectations left at all In this quiet I can stay Let the outside drift away [Pre-Chorus – filter opens slightly] Every thought begins to slow In the dark I let it go [Chorus – full French house groove, warm strings] Sometimes feeling the dark is comforting Like velvet wrapped around everything I let the noise dissolve into nothing Till it's just my heart And the dark Holding me [Post-Chorus – synth hook + strings] [synth hook playing] Holding me… Holding me… [Verse 2 – funk guitar + bass groove] Eyes adjust then lose the fight No reflections left in sight I don’t need another role I can finally lose control Floating somewhere in between Who I was and what I’ve seen In the silence I exist In a place that can’t resist [Pre-Chorus – orchestral lift] Every breath becomes so slow In the dark I let it go [Chorus – fuller orchestral layers] Sometimes feeling the dark is comforting Like velvet wrapped around everything I let the noise dissolve into nothing Till it's just my heart And the dark Holding me [Bridge – orchestral breakdown, no drums] [orchestral strings emotional swell] [soft piano notes] They say “step into the light” But the light don’t feel like mine Here in shadows I can breathe Here I finally can be [Build-Up – filter sweep, rising strings] [rising orchestral tension] [filter opening slowly] [Final Chorus – full groove, emotional peak] Sometimes feeling the dark is comforting Like velvet wrapped around everything I let the noise dissolve into nothing Till it's just my heart And the dark Holding me [Outro – filtered fade, strings linger] [filter slowly closing] [orchestral strings fading] The dark… Holding me…
