[Deleted-Tape Intro – real tape-machine start, soft room hiss] [Female Lead – recorded fragment] I only left because— [Tape stops abruptly] [Male Counterpart – recorded fragment] I said I understood, but— [Tape stops; short silence] [Groove Impact – deep synth bass, dry kick, rim-snare, clipped electronic pulse] [Verse 1 – Female Lead, fully sung; intimate, controlled] I told you I needed distance Like the space would help me breathe I said: “Don’t wait around for me” But hoped you wouldn’t leave I showed you all my anger Kept the fear behind my teeth Everything I told you Was true Just not complete [Incomplete two-note synth motif] [Verse 2 – Male Counterpart, fully sung; warm low melody] I told you I understood it Said: “Take all the time you need” I acted like accepting it Was something done with ease I never said I’d started leaving Before you reached the door Everything I told you Was true But there was more [Pre-Chorus – rapid sung handoff] [Female Lead] I gave you facts [Male Counterpart] I hid the reason [Female Lead] I showed the wound [Male Counterpart] I changed the meaning [Both – close harmony] We never lied We just left Too much unsaid [Chorus – true duet; separate melodic lines] [Female Lead] Half the truth [Male Counterpart] Still becomes a lie [Female Lead] When you keep the part That changes everything inside [Male Counterpart] Half the truth [Female Lead] Can make the wrong look right [Both] We protected our own stories And left the other half behind [Post-Chorus – overlapping melody] [Female Lead] Half the truth [Male Counterpart] Half the light [Both] Still a lie [Verse 3 – alternating sung lines; tighter beat variation] [Female Lead] I said: “I’m better on my own” [Male Counterpart] You wanted me to disagree [Female Lead] You said: “I’ll respect your choice” [Male Counterpart] I wanted you to choose me [Female Lead] We both spoke carefully [Male Counterpart] So neither one looked weak [Both] We made the truth sound harmless By removing what it meant [Pre-Chorus 2 – compact harmony build] [Male Counterpart] No false words [Female Lead] No full confession [Male Counterpart] No clear blame [Female Lead] No real connection [Both] We kept the truth And lost What made it true [Chorus 2 – fuller harmony, controlled width] [Female Lead] Half the truth [Male Counterpart] Still becomes a lie [Female Lead] When every missing piece Is where the real intention hides [Male Counterpart] Half the truth [Female Lead] Can still divide a life [Both] We were telling different stories With the same night in our eyes [Instrumental Cut – bass and two-note synth motif, final notes repeatedly withheld] [Bridge – fully sung sentence-completion duet; no drums] [Female Lead] I said I needed space because— [Male Counterpart] You wanted me to cross it [Male Counterpart] I said I understood because— [Female Lead] You feared I’d ask you not to go [Female Lead] I made leaving sound like freedom [Male Counterpart] You were waiting to be stopped [Male Counterpart] I made silence sound respectful [Female Lead] You were already giving up [Both – quiet harmony] We knew the missing pieces We were scared To say them first [Complete four-note synth motif plays for the first time] [Final Chorus – compact intertwined duet] [Female Lead] Half the truth [Male Counterpart] We know what it became [Female Lead] Not a lie in every word [Male Counterpart] Still enough to change the shape [Both] Maybe truth will not repair us Maybe honesty came late But no more edited confessions Say the whole thing To my face [Drums leave; synth bass and tape hiss remain] [Female Lead – softly sung] I wanted you to stop me [Male Counterpart – softly sung] I wanted you to stay [Both – intimate harmony] That was the truth We cut away [Tape-machine stop; clean ending]
