JOURNEY TO FALL x UNTIL I NEED IT (Etoille Remix 2026)

**[INTRO]** *(Distant cathedral ambience. A single minor-key piano figure. Low heartbeat sub-pulse beneath whispered breath.)* Just one taste. That's what I said. Just enough to quiet it. --- **[VERSE 1]** *(Close, breathy vocal.)* I liked the way it made me wait The little ache beneath my tongue Knowing I could turn away Before the wanting had begun A crystal glass between my hands A heartbeat cutting through the rest I told myself I held the reins While something tightened in my chest --- **[PRE-CHORUS]** I could leave it on the table I could let the feeling pass But my fingers find the stem again Before I've even asked --- **[CHORUS]** *(cathedral reverb, faint choir underneath.)* When did wanting turn to needing? When did hunger learn my name? I used to choose the moment Now the moment chooses me again I tell myself I love the feeling Like that makes it mine to keep But I don't know if I still want it Or if the wanting wants me --- **[VERSE 2]** I know the hour it will arrive The warmth that crawls beneath my skin I lock the doors, I draw the blinds And still somehow I let it in There's always one more little lie One more promise I can make I'll stop before it gets too close I'll leave before I start to shake --- **[PRE-CHORUS]** I could pour it down the sink Watch the red disappear But the thought of going without it Is the only thing I fear --- **[CHORUS]** When did wanting turn to needing? When did hunger learn my name? I used to choose the moment Now the moment chooses me again I tell myself I love the feeling Like that makes it mine to keep But I don't know if I still want it Or if the wanting wants me --- **[BRIDGE]** *(Vocal becomes increasingly intimate. A distant choir slowly blooms.)* Maybe I was never thirsty Maybe thirst was just the door Maybe every time I fed it I was teaching it to ask for more And if I put the glass down now If I leave it there untouched Will I miss the taste upon my lips... Or just the person I become when I give in? *(Heartbeat stops.)* --- **[FINAL CHORUS]** *(restrained choir.)* When did wanting turn to needing? When did hunger learn my name? I thought desire was a fire I could smother, I could tame Now every time I swear it's over I can feel it underneath And I don't know if I still want it Or if the wanting— *(brief silence)* **wants me.** --- **[OUTRO]** Just one taste. That's what I said.