[Intro | 4 bars | cue: single clap, heartbeat kick, neon glow rising, breath holds] (Instrumental only) [Verse 1] Woke up with the weight of her name on my chest Every corner of the room still holding her mess Tried to shake it off but it clings like a stain Every memory of her keeps circling my brain [Pre-Chorus | cue: tension coils, eyes up, anticipation building] I try to shake it, but it won’t let go Every part of me still feels her shadow [Chorus | cue: own the room, mantra vowels, emotional break] She loved me... now she loves me not Doesn’t matter... she left me to rot I spend my days patching up the cracks Thinking ’bout it keeps pulling me back Time to lift myself, rebuild myself Time to outrun what she left in my bones Time to start running toward something new [Post-Chorus | cue: wordless space, echo tail, soft widening] Something new… something new… I’m running toward something new… [Verse 2 | cue: night escalates, faster breath, forward motion] I hit the pavement just to quiet my head But every step just brings me back to what’s dead Tried to shake it off but it clings to my stride Every memory of her still runs at my side [Pre-Chorus | cue: same lift, heartbeat quicker] I try to shake it, but it won’t let go Every part of me still feels her shadow [Chorus] She loved me, now she loves me not Doesn’t matter, she left me to rot I spend my days patching up the cracks Thinking ’bout it keeps pulling me back Time to lift myself, rebuild myself Time to outrun what she left in my bones Time to start running toward something new [Bridge | cue: strip to kick + claps, choppy guitar, spoken-sung edge] I keep falling back into the things I know Chasing every ghost that never let me grow But somewhere in the wreckage of the things we were I feel a spark that’s pulling me away from her [Final Chorus | LIFT | full orchestral lift, full choir backing, ad-libs] She loved me, now she loves me not Doesn’t matter, I’m done with the rot I spend my days now sealing the cracks All the weight she left stops clawing me back Time to lift myself, rebuild myself Time to outrun what she carved in my bones Time to start running toward something new And I can feel it pulling me through [Outro | 8 bars | cue: communal chant, soft fade, city night hum] Something new… calling me through Something new… breaking me loose I’m running on… I’m running on… Till all her shadows fade from view
