[Intro – vinyl crackle, distant Rhodes, filtered beat fades in] (Inhale) (Exhale) [Verse 1 – soft, close, almost whispered] I saw a new life in the sunrise Watched it dissolve in the night sky There’s no answer to the question why Just echoes that keep me awake at night Pain Sits heavy in my chest now Guess I always knew it somehow I don’t wanna let you down But I keep sinking, I keep going under [Chorus – minimal, space between words] In all this pain I stay In all this pain [Verse 2 – slightly more present, still restrained] I was never there for you Even when you needed me to There was nothing I could do Or maybe I just told myself that Now there’s nothing left of me and you Just silence where it all fell through And I don’t know what to hold on to When everything just disappears [Chorus – layered, ghost harmonies] But I’m in pain I stay In the pain Pain [Bridge – music strips back, almost spoken] I just wanted you to love me You turned away so slowly Now the sky feels far above me And you said you might have loved me [Final Chorus – slightly fuller, still restrained] But it’s pain Pain I stay In the pain [Outro – beat fades, only Rhodes + crackle] Pain (Exhale)
