I watch you glow. You’re light in the night. [VERSE 1] [Bass enters late. Soft kick and roomy rim-click establish the loping pulse.] I’m just a shadow, fading from sight. Your laughter cuts; it burns through my skin. I’m an outsider. I never fit in. I’m a misfit, a flaw within. [INSTRUMENTAL TURN] [Muted guitar repeats the two-note figure. Baritone sax answers with one descending phrase. The groove continues.] [VERSE 2] I reach for you, but it’s just a dream. I drown in echoes, lost in the stream. You’re an angel; I’m a broken song. I’m an outsider. I don’t belong. [INSTRUMENTAL RISE] [Drums become heavier without speeding up. Bass begins pushing against the vocal rhythm. Saxophone circles the guitar motif.] [VERSE 3] Every breath, I breathe your name. Every thought repeats the same. You’re perfection. I’m decay. Still I beg you not to turn away. Obsessed. Possessed. I can’t let go. My heart’s a wound you’ll never know. I’m not enough. I know it’s true. But all I want is only you. Shadow trembles. Love remains. Something holy inside the pain. Obsession turns to liturgy— a broken prayer, a melody. I’m not enough. I know it’s true. But all I want is only you. I’m a shadow. You’re the flame. Without your love, I have no name. I’m not enough. I’m not enough. I’m not enough for you. Without your love, I cannot breathe. [End unresolved.]
