[Verse 1]
thought I was healing instead I was freezing
pain has it's season
couldn't find the reason
felt I was dreaming
when she came into my life
Why'd you had to lie
gotta stay high to get you if my mind
[Pre-Chorus]
Gotta stay high so I don't think of you at night (sliding 808 tail)
Mind tangled in the dark searching for a light
Lost inside the freeze, the memory won't leave
This love deceived, left me learning how to grieve
[Chorus] (simple / hook)
Frozen seasons, pieces of my heart
Truth and lies tear me apart
I tried to trust — you slipped away
Under cold and empty skies
[Verse 2]
Your jacket on the chair, sleeve folded where you left it
Coffee gone cold on the sill, your ring beside the teacup
Receipts in the drawer, our song stuck on repeat
Phone screen lit with nothing — your silence echoes in the street
I breathe shallow in this room, footprints of you in dust
Can't untangle all the promises that rust
[Pre-Chorus] (build)
Gotta stay high so I don't fall back into your mind (sliding 808 tail)
Night keeps pulling strings, trying to rewind
Lost inside the freeze, I keep replaying scenes
This love deceived, left me stitched together at the seams
[Chorus] (layered / variation)
Frozen seasons, pieces of my heart
Truth and lies tear me apart
I kept believing, you kept leaving
Under these cold and shifting stars
[Bridge] (action, visceral)
Stamp out the cigarette, pack the suitcase light
Fold the photograph, fold it out of sight
Keys on the counter, breath held in the hall
I’ll be gone before the dawn — no looking back at all
[Breakdown]
Cold wind through the hallway, a last inhale
Footsteps on the pavement, I keep my face to the rail
Memories like winter, brittle and sharp
I learn to hold the warmth back in my heart
[Chorus] (final with doubles / ad-libs)
Frozen seasons, pieces of my heart (oh)
Truth and lies tear me apart (yeah)
I kept believing, you kept leaving (I kept believing)
Underneath these cold, unyielding skies (underneath these skies)
[Outro]
thought I was healing instead I was freezing
pain has it's season
couldn't find the reason
felt I was dreaming
when she came into my life
Why'd you had to lie
gotta stay high to get you if my mind
[Production Notes - Gritty Melody]
- Tempo: 140 BPM, sparse minor piano motif under verses
- Pre-chorus: sliding 808 tails on line ends for low-end tension
- Keep verses sparse: dry reverb, tight mid-range, crisp hi-hats
- Chorus: add layered vocal doubles on the 2nd & 3rd chorus for lift
- Bridge: pull back instrumentation for a raw, intimate vocal moment, then swell into final chorus
- Ad-libs: subtle doubled harmonies and a distant reverb-drenched chant behind the last chorus
