🥱|NOTHING NEW

[Verse 1] [Vocals: Close, dry clean lead; conversational and faintly amused. Pause before “because what the fuck is that?” Deliver “Hey” flatly. Keep the phone details casual; add bite in the second half.] Saw your name light up, had to laugh Not because I missed you, nah/because what the fuck is that? You text “Hey” like we’re still friends/like you didn't screw me in the end No name saved/Just a number I knew/A whole good evening reduced to you Three little dots / I put it face down/Let the washing machine drown the next one out You always show up when it’s quiet/Drop a line like we never lit the fire But I’ve moved on, I’ve burned the script So why you circling like you’re missed? [Pre-Chorus] [Vocals: Short, exposed clean phrases with space between them. Stretch “confusion” into a small ascending melody. Deliver the final question almost spoken, then leave a brief silence.] It’s not pain/It’s not fear/It’s just… confusion/Why are you still here? [Chorus] [Vocals: Strong rhythmic clean lead with a gritty edge. Isolate “For what?” with a brief harsh backing accent. Open the melody on the third and fourth lines, then tighten the questions. Pull back on “I’m not angry.” Wide doubles enter for the closing two lines.] You still here? For what? To feel important? Stir the pot? This chapter’s closed, this bridge is ash I don’t miss you, I don’t look back So what is it/ego? Regret? I’m not angry/I just forget That somehow you think it’s fine To crawl back in / like we can rewind [Verse 2] [Vocals: Close and firm at first, with a rough melodic accent on “damn right I do.” Shift into a lower, more exposed delivery for the remembered conversation. Keep the quoted exchange plain; leave a breath after “okay.”] You said I “seemed different” / damn right I do That’s what happens when I stop pleasing you You’re still asking me to be The version of me you thought you owned I’d barely started explaining What the appointment was about You’d ask if we were okay yet Before I got the whole thing out And I know I said I'm fine I said it every fucking time With a smile on my face Like I’m okay, okay [Verse 2 — Continued] [Vocals: Restrained, steady clean melody. Keep treatment details plain; build to a firm, clean “the same.”] I tried pills, tried sleeping Tried getting out the house You keep asking if it’s you That I can’t stop thinking about Spent everything on getting better No money to my name I did everything they told me Still ended up the same [Pre-Chorus] [Vocals: Repeat the earlier melodic shape with a weary delivery. Allow a breath before “tired.” Add a faint lower octave to the last question, then cut it abruptly.] It’s not hate It’s not tears It’s just… tired Why are you still here? [Chorus] [Vocals: Strong clean projection with tight rhythmic doubles. Keep the second line conversational, landing firmly on “shot.” Add a brief harsh unison accent to “I don’t owe you shit.” Separate “a dare?” and “You bored?” with pauses. Build into a sustained “back.”] You still here? For what? To test if I’ll give you another shot? I took your name out of my phone I don’t owe you shit / I’ve grown So what is this / a dare? You bored? I’ve told you what I can Being tired of everything Doesn’t mean I want you back [Verse 3] [Vocals: Intimate clean lead with an easier, less compressed delivery. No harsh vocals; a quiet upper harmony enters only on the last line.] Now you say you’re worried Now you suddenly care Where was all of that before this? When I couldn’t leave my room Now you and your friends have a reason For why I ended up this way Funny how you figured me out When I got nothing left to say [Bridge] [Vocals: Begin low and nearly spoken over sparse halftime impacts. Clip “no encore.” Leave extra space around “so many times,” then build into a measured pitched shout on “not on my mind.” Pull back; deliver “Just not with you” alone and clean.] You thought I’d open the door But it’s sealed now / no encore No last word, no big reveal You heard “I’m fine” so many times But I’m still feeling pain Even when you’re not on my mind I don’t have to say I’m better For you to take me at my word I'm still here Just not with you [Final Chorus] [Vocals: Start the first question alone, dry and almost spoken. Bring in the full arrangement beneath the second line. Broaden the melody through the middle, with the fullest harmonies on “that’s nothing new.” Remove the backing layers over the final two lines. Pause after “So again,” then ask the last question quietly, with no echo.] You still here? Seriously? Still hoping I’ll drop my peace, my clarity? I used to tell you fucking everything Now I don’t answer when you call So take your “Hey” and keep it to yourself I’m not okay / that’s nothing new It doesn’t mean I need you here So again / why are you still here?