Handle with care (handle with caution) (original)

[Intro] [Low pulsing EBM bass, sparse electronic kick, distant synth atmosphere] [Low male vocal, almost spoken] Automatic numbness on a dead line... ​[Verse 1] [Close-mic baritone, restrained and intimate, driving electronic kick] You walked into the room like you belonged there Never said a word, but I could feel you stare A little smile, then you turned away You turn a whisper into landmines I step lightly just to stay clean You rewrite every single background scene Crying foul before the strike lands Washing blood from your own hands I offered shelter from your cold storm You used the fire just to keep warm and burn me ​[Pre-Chorus] [Whispered vocal layers, pulsing bass intensifies] Automatic numbness on the wire Smothering the rush before the fire Count down the silence... Wait for the strike... ​[Chorus] [Melodic darkwave lift, layered male vocals, sweeping synths open up] Handle with care, handle with caution Your misery is a total auction I pay the price for what you borrow Drowning me in your tailored sorrow Handle with care, handle with caution ​[Verse 2] [Beat pulls back, intimate vocal with subtle distortion, deep sub-bass] You frame yourself in heavy black steel To hide the damage that you won't heal One wrong phrase and the trap springs I’m paying interest on your broken wings You call it sensitive, I call it control A heavy tax on my own soul I spent years trying to break from your hell Falling back into a bottomless well ​[Pre-Chorus] [Breathy layered vocals, bass gradually building] Automatic numbness on the wire Smothering the rush before the fire Count down the silence... Wait for the strike... ​[Chorus] [Full darkwave lift, wider synths, gated percussion, layered harmonies] Handle with care, handle with caution Your misery is a total auction I pay the price for what you borrow Drowning me in your tailored sorrow Handle with care, handle with caution ​[Bridge] [Drums drop out, heavy sub-bass pulse, distant electronic textures, building breakdown] [Aggressive vocal projection] Shatter on purpose! Blame it on me! Make yourself bleeding! So the whole world can see! ​[Chorus] [Biggest melodic lift, layered vocals, atmospheric distorted guitar and heavy EBM pulse] Handle with care, handle with caution Your misery is a total auction I pay the price for what you borrow Drowning me in your tailored sorrow ​ [Outro] [Beat fades to pulsing bass and distant synth, soft male vocal] No more walking on eggshells. No more. ​[Final whispered vocal] No more... ​[Sudden electronic cut]