///*****/// (Male lead, retrowave ballad, westcoast bounce, no rap, no spoken parts) [INTRO, NEON PAD + ARP, BOUNCE DRUMS LOW] I carried for you… [CHORUS, OPENS THE SONG, MELODIC AND STICKY] I carried for you When you were weight with a pretty smile I carried for you When you went quiet for miles and miles I carried for you Till my back learned how to break And you still call it love Like love don’t leave a bruise to take [VERSE 1, PAIN WITH CONTROL, SUNG] I held the line when you ran from it Took the blame, made a home from it I read your eyes like a warning sign Still I stayed, still I made it mine I was the ride when the night got cold I was the truth you refused to hold I stitched you up with my last bit of thread While you slept soundly in my bed [PRE-CHORUS, LIFT, CLEAN] I don’t need flowers, I needed respect Don’t call it “timing” when it’s neglect You got used to me being the floor So you never saw me anymore [CHORUS, SAME] I carried for you When you were weight with a pretty smile I carried for you When you went quiet for miles and miles I carried for you Till my back learned how to break And you still call it love Like love don’t leave a bruise to take [SPECIAL MOMENT, MUSIC ONLY, 8–12 BARS] [DRUMS CUT, JUST SUB + NEON ARP + WARM PADS] [THEN TALKBOX-LIKE SYNTH LEAD PLAYS THE CHORUS MELODY] [DRUMS RETURN SOFT WITH WESTCOAST BOUNCE SWING, NO DROP] [VERSE 2, RESOLUTION, STILL SUNG] You want the old me, the one who would bleed Just to prove you were all I’d need But I’m not your safety net anymore I’m not that open door I forgave you, yeah, I did it for free But it cost me parts of me Now when you reach, you reach too late I chose my peace, I chose my name [PRE-CHORUS 2, TENSION] Don’t say “I miss you” like that fixes time Don’t say “I love you” like love is a line If you couldn’t carry me one damn day Don’t ask me to stay [FINAL CHORUS, BIGGEST, STILL SAME WORDS] I carried for you When you were weight with a pretty smile I carried for you When you went quiet for miles and miles I carried for you Till my back learned how to break And you still call it love Like love don’t leave a bruise to take [OUTRO, SOFT, NO NEW LINES] I carried for you… Now I carry me.
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