TIME TRAVEL Mynx May | The Dark Carnival [INTRO | SPOKEN FEMALE | CLOCK TICKING | DISTANT PIANO] You said you missed those first months. Fuck. Me too. I still remember that glass. [VERSE 1 | CLOSE FEMALE VOCAL | LOW BASS] You handed me the glass Like you knew my mind. I was scared to ask. You caught it every time. I’d make dinner. You’d wake up. I still remember that morning. Breakfast stayed warm. I remember you. I remember wanting more. Your work open next to mine, Me halfway through a thought. You’d ask one question, And I’d find the words I lost. My fear. My geek. The laugh I usually hide. You saw what I showed no one. I let you get that close. [PRE-CHORUS | GUITARS BUILD] Then I got scared. Started reading between lines Until I couldn’t hear you Over what I made up. [CHORUS | STRONG FEMALE VOCAL | INDUSTRIAL ROCK DROP] If I could time travel, I’d go back, tell myself: "Don't make him pay for your fear." This heart's off the market. You were the highest bidder. You stole the key, now you hold it. I can’t undo the hurt. I can only tell you this: You pulled me out from behind that mask. I miss being me with you. [VERSE 2 | FEMALE RAP | TIGHT, RAW] I sent songs, then tried to explain. Long texts saying what I couldn’t say. Did you read it? Did you get what I meant? I kept hitting send, Still scared I wasn’t getting through. So here it is: I fucked up. I hurt you trying not to hurt. You were standing close, And I was bracing for the worst. You said you were tired. You needed to be okay. I heard how much I’d asked. I’ve got to give you that space. Then I sent you my research. You asked a question, and it clicked. There you were. There we were. God, I missed this. “We always made a good team.” I smiled at my phone. I love you, smarty pants. I want you to know. [PRE-CHORUS | BEAT FALLS AWAY] I miss your mind. The way it met mine. How I could show you something unfinished Without dressing up the lines. [CHORUS | FULL FEMALE VOCAL | HEAVY BASS] If I could time travel, I’d go back, tell myself: "Don't make him pay for your fear." This heart's off the market. You were the highest bidder. You stole the key, now you hold it. I can’t undo the hurt. I can only tell you this: You pulled me out from behind that mask. I miss being me with you. [BRIDGE | HALF-TIME | ELECTRIC CRACKLE] “I wish you could see you through my eyes.” Then show me. Come close. Let me see what you see. You’ve met the fear. You’ve met the geek. You know how weird I get When I’m safe enough to be. Now I want your picture. I want you standing beside Mynx. Ash Raven. Say it again. I like the sound of this. You set the stage. Help my current find its path. Electric lynx, raven phoenix— There’s a whole world we could have. [VERSE 3 | GROUNDED FEMALE VOCAL | STEADY KICK] I can’t take us back. I can meet you here. Ask what you mean When an answer brings up fear. Tell you when I need a minute. Come back and finish what we start. Let you speak about your hurt Without rushing my part. I want dinner. You waking up. Your projects next to mine. Me pulling you over For one more line. I want the teasing. I want your face. Your hand reaching over Before I have to say. I still remember that glass. Such a small thing to keep. You noticed what I wanted When asking felt too much. [FINAL CHORUS | OPEN FEMALE VOCAL | FULL GUITARS] If I could time travel, I’d go back, tell myself: "Don't make him pay for your fear." This heart's off the market. You were the highest bidder. You stole the key, now you hold it. I can’t undo the hurt. I can only tell you this: I want to take this mask off And build a life with you. [OUTRO | SPOKEN FEMALE | PIANO | CLOCK STOPS] My fear. My geek. Me. You saw her. I want you to know her now.
