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(do you) love me

[Verse I] [tempo ~92 BPM, swung feel; brushed kick + low tom heartbeat, muted baritone guitar slides L, distant metal creaks R, tape grit] I threw a glass-word, let it ring the room [short reverb slap, decay cuts hard] Chipped the edge of something we both knew Door half open, keys cold in my hand Ready to run ‘fore you take a stand I go sharp when I feel the slide [add detuned synth undercurrent, slow wobble] Find the soft spot, press inside Pretty goes thin, the seam won’t hold I make it colder just to feel control [Pre-Chorus] [drop drums to rim clicks + sub pulse; widen stereo, pull vocal close/dry] I wait for the flinch I wait for the leave [Chorus] [full kit enters: heavy kick, snare crack, distorted bass; guitar opens up, feedback tails] Do you love me when I’m fierce and wild When I don’t come back like a tamed-down child When the air goes tight and I take up space And there’s no soft left on my face ⸻ [Verse II] [strip back again; add bluesy lead guitar call/response phrases, slight pitch bends; industrial hum underneath] You didn’t rise, you didn’t retreat Set your jacket down, stayed in your feet Water on the table, not a word too fast [glass clink sample, subtle] Let the moment breathe, let the first wave pass You said my name like it could land [double vocal low octave shadow] Not like a leash, more like a hand Didn’t fix me, didn’t make me small Just held the line and took it all [Pre-Chorus] [percussion thins to pulse + metallic ticks panned wide] No sudden moves No score to keep [Chorus] [return with more saturation; add parallel distortion on vocal in last two lines] You love me when I’m fierce and wild You don’t turn me into something mild When the heat runs high, you stay a while You don’t need me easy to stay dialed ⸻ [Bridge] [breakdown: no drums at first; bowed guitar + industrial drone, filtered noise swell; vocal intimate, almost spoken] It’s not the spark, it’s what remains After the noise, after the strain Kindness that stays when I go loud Slow resolve that outlasts the crowd [drums re-enter as floor tom march; rising distortion] Not a cage, not cutting me down You hold the edge, don’t dull it out There’s room in this for all I am You take the storm and still stand ⸻ [Final Chorus / Outro] [biggest section; stacked guitars, feedback bloom, drums heavy but dragging slightly behind beat; vocal pushed, slight overdrive] You love me like that—fierce and wild No neat lines, no softened style When I burn through and turn around You’re still there, steady ground [strip elements gradually; leave bass + vocal] You don’t tame it, you don’t deny You let it live, you let it ride [final line half-time, drop instruments on last word] And I come back—still fierce and wild [outro tail: feedback + room noise, tape slow-down effect]