[INTRO – HAUNTED OPEN] [REVERB GUITAR SWELL] [VINYL HISS] FEMALE (SOFT / SOULFUL): Mm… don’t let me sink… VERSE 1 (FEMALE – BLUESY / FLOATING) Smoke in the air, it curl my name Every step feel wrapped in flame Soft light drift across my skin Like a past I’m trapped within I tried running from that call But it echo through it all Every note got weight and truth Pull me deeper back to you PRE-HOOK (DUO – SWAYING) MALE: Don’t let me break tonight FEMALE: Stay in the pale moonlight MALE: I’m too close to the edge FEMALE: Let it carry you instead HOOK (CATCHY / LEVITATING / DANCEABLE) Give me that midnight mercy Wash it over my soul Let it lift me slowly Till I lose control Midnight mercy calling I can’t fight it at all Hands up, eyes closing While I drift and fall [AD-LIBS:] (Mercy…) (Hold me…) VERSE 2 (MALE – GRAVEL / CONTROLLED) Low voice creeping through the room Like a whisper sealed in gloom Every word feel half erased Still it linger in this place I don’t chase what slips away I just move where shadows sway Every second stretch and bend No clear start, no clear end PRE-HOOK (MORE INTENSE) FEMALE: Let it take my breath MALE: Past the line of death FEMALE: I don’t need control MALE: Let it have your soul HOOK (VARIATION – FULLER / WIDER) Give me that midnight mercy Let it cover my pain Every drop so holy Running through my veins Midnight mercy falling I don’t feel the floor Hands swing, heart open Always wanting more BREAKDOWN (WITCHHOUSE / FLOAT) [REVERSED CHOIR + GUITAR ECHO] FEMALE (DISTANT): Mercy… mercy… MALE (LOW): Don’t wake… FINAL HOOK (EMOTIONAL PEAK) Give me that midnight mercy Wash it over my soul Let it lift me slowly Till I lose control OUTRO (DISSOLVE / SPIRITUAL FADE) [REVERB TAILS LONG / GUITAR FADES] BOTH (WHISPER): Stay with me…
