I Don’t Need Saving (August Artist Remix Challenge)

[Intro] [Instrumental Break, Felt Piano Solo, Sparse, Intimate, Tape Hiss] [Verse 1] Patiently waiting How many summers Has it been? I wore my silence Like a leather coat Over my skin You said I'd break I said I'm fine I learned that line I keep it tight I keep it high I keep it mine [Pre-Chorus] But when the room goes still And the laugh fades out I feel that crack I never talk about I stand up straight I bite it down I won't let you See me now [Chorus, Build Drop, Full Industrial House, Distorted Kick, Epic Strings, Sidechain Pumping] I don't need saving I don't need saving I built these walls To keep the pain from showing I don't need saving I don't need saving If I keep my heart Then why does it keep on breaking? [Interlude] [Instrumental Break, Felt Piano, Minimal, Breath] [Verse 2] Patiently waiting On the porch light In the cold rain Every word you left Still lives inside Like a ghost stain I learned to grin I learned to leave Before the hurt could land I wore my pride Like a shield of glass In my hand [Pre-Chorus] But when the door shuts hard And the dark rolls in I feel you there Under my ribs again I hold my breath I lock the door I know this armor Ain't a cure no more [Chorus, Full Stack, Louder, Wider Stereo, Aggressive Sidechain] I don't need saving I don't need saving I built these walls To keep the pain from showing I don't need saving I don't need saving If I keep my heart Then why does it keep on breaking? [Bridge, Stripped Back, Piano and Cello Only, Vulnerable, Exposed Vocal] If I fall apart Will you still stay? If I take off this armor What do I say? I was strong for so long Now I'm learning why A hard shell Still bleeds inside [Final Chorus, Cinematic Peak, Full Orchestra, Industrial House, Emotional Climax] I don't need saving I don't need saving I built these walls To keep the pain from showing I don't need saving I don't need saving Patiently waiting How many summers has it been? I don't need saving I don't need saving But I need someone To let me in [Outro] [Instrumental Fade, Felt Piano Solo, Plate Reverb Tail, Unresolved, Tape Hiss Fade] [End]