[Intro – soft guitar, vinyl crackle, filtered] I keep my words folded small like a note in a coat Every time that I speak they get caught in my throat --- [Verse 1] I don’t talk much, my mind’s an attic with dust Full of letters I wrote but was too scared to trust You see gold where the paint hasn’t finished to dry But I know every crack that the daylight can’t hide I could build you a bridge but it bends in the flood You deserve something steady, not breaking like us --- [Pre-Chorus – rising tension] If I said forever I’d say it low Like a match in the rain Trying hard to glow --- [Chorus – HOOK, wide + catchy] I could promise the sky — but it slips away I could promise tonight — but it never stays Hold my heart in your hands — watch it fall apart I try I try But I break every time I try I try But I break what I love --- [Rap Verse – minimal beat, deep pulse] My head’s a hallway going back again Same doors, same thoughts, same “where you been” Scrolling through silence, stuck in the glow Trying not to feel what I already know You say I’m the calm when the storm gets loud But I’m just the crack hiding under the sound You look at me like I’m something above I’m counting the fractures inside what I love --- [Bridge – piano, emotional lift] Sometimes love feels like I’m late again Missed every chance that I could’ve been You say you don’t mind — but I hear the truth In the quiet space between me and you --- [Final Chorus – bigger, emotional] I could promise the sky — but it slips away I could promise tonight — but it never stays Hold my heart in your hands — watch it fall apart I try I try But I break every time I try I try But I break what I love --- [Outro – stripped, intimate] No vows No lies Just tonight Your eyes And a heart still learning How to try
