**[INTRO – quiet early-2000s acoustic pop-rock ballad, around 74 BPM; steel-string acoustic guitar alone, gentle fingerpicked pattern, soft piano enters after 4 bars; no drums, no bass, no other instruments]** **Verse 1 – ABAB** **[Female lead close and fragile, soft chest voice with a slight rasp; restrained at first, every phrase emotionally weighted]** You rested your lips against mine, just long enough to steal my breath. I felt the space between us disappear, then come alive again with every step. You tasted the words I couldn’t say, and pulled me closer with your eyes. My cheeks were burning under every touch, while something in me tried to hide. **Pre-Chorus – ABCB** **[Piano begins answering the vocal; acoustic guitar keeps a steady gentle pulse, voice grows more exposed]** I heard my breathing change, felt every second move too slow. You looked at me like there was nothing in this world you didn’t know. **Chorus – AABB** **[Melody opens; stronger acoustic strumming, fuller piano chords, female vocal aching and expressive but never shouted]** Between every breath, I lose a little more, between every kiss, I forget what I came here for. You get too close, and I forget to run, I know this hurts— but I still want what we’ve become. Between every breath, I’m falling through, half of me afraid, half reaching out for you. I should pull away before I lose control, but every time you look at me you find another way inside my soul. **Verse 2 – AABB / loose rhyme** **[Return to softer fingerpicking; piano sparse, vocal intimate and trembling]** Your fingers traced the edge of my face, slow enough to make the moment stay. I watched forever in your eyes and felt my careful distance fade away. Our bodies moved a little closer, warm against the quiet air. Another breath escaped before I knew, and suddenly you were everywhere. **Pre-Chorus 2 – ABAB** **[Vocal slightly rougher now, small cracks allowed; piano rises gently beneath the final line]** I tried to hide behind a smile, but you could see right through. Every wall I built inside me fell a little more with you. **Chorus** **[Same melody, more emotional vocal doubles only on selected endings; acoustic guitar and piano remain the only instruments]** Between every breath, I lose a little more, between every kiss, I forget what I came here for. You get too close, and I forget to run, I know this hurts— but I still want what we’ve become. Between every breath, I’m falling through, half of me afraid, half reaching out for you. I should pull away before I lose control, but every time you look at me you find another way inside my soul. **Bridge – free rhyme** **[Acoustic guitar drops to single gentle downstrokes; piano carries the harmony; female vocal nearly breaking, vulnerable and raw]** Maybe I was scared of how much one moment could mean. Maybe I was scared you’d see the parts of me I’ve never let anyone see. You said nothing. You just stayed. And somehow that was harder to take. **Final Chorus** **[Strongest vocal performance; expressive rasp and controlled strain, but still acoustic and intimate; no additional instruments]** Between every breath, I lose a little more, between every kiss, I forget what I was fighting for. You get too close, and I forget to run, I know this hurts— but I can’t undo what we’ve become. Between every breath, there’s nowhere left to hide, all the fear I carried is standing here tonight. Maybe I should leave before I lose control— but every time you look at me, you make it hard to let you go. **Outro** **[Piano fades first; steel-string guitar returns to the intro picking pattern; final vocal almost whispered]** One more breath. One more look. And I’m still here.
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