[Instrumental Intro, four bars, tense synth pulse and restrained kick, no vocals] [Verse 1, low close-mic female vocal] You practiced in the elevator I can hear it in your voice Every sentence lands too neatly For a man who had no choice You set the flowers on the counter And wait for me to break I almost feel bad for you Till you call it a mistake [Pre-Chorus, bass rises beneath the vocal] A mistake is missing my birthday A mistake is losing your keys You don’t get to name what happened Just because the word comes easy [Chorus, wide melodic lift] Don’t look so sorry You liked me better when I didn’t know Don’t say you lost me You made a choice and watched me go Keep the flowers, keep the story Keep the tears you saved for me Don’t look so sorry You look better when you leave [Instrumental Hook, dark synth melody and pulsing bass] [Verse 2, controlled rhythm, vocal slightly firmer] You ask if there is somebody Because I packed without a scene You can’t imagine I chose nothing Over what you gave to me I don’t need to make you jealous I don’t need to make you hurt I just want my coat from the hallway And my charger by the bed [Pre-Chorus, sharper rhythmic build] An apology is different When it comes before goodbye You don’t get to call it honest Once you’ve run out of lies [Chorus, fuller drums and layered lead vocal] Don’t look so sorry You liked me better when I didn’t know Don’t say you lost me You made a choice and watched me go Keep the flowers, keep the story Keep the tears you saved for me Don’t look so sorry You look better when you leave [Instrumental Break, distorted synth pulse, restrained dramatic build] [Bridge, percussion drops, vocal exposed] Go on, say the line about forever Do the pause you always do Put your hand against your heart Like the hurt belongs to you I won’t interrupt the ending I know every word by now When you’re finished, take the flowers And let yourself back out [Final Chorus, largest melodic and rhythmic lift] Don’t look so sorry You liked me better when I didn’t know Don’t say you lost me You made a choice and watched me go Keep the flowers, keep the story Keep the tears you saved for me Don’t look so sorry You look better when you leave [Instrumental Outro, central synth motif and final drum impact, no vocals or ad-libs]
