[Intro – breathy, falsetto + layered echoes] (ad-libs) Yeahhh… ohhh no no no… mm-mmm… (woo woo) Uhh… I need you… I need you… yeah yeah yeah Des-per-ation… (umm umm, woo woo) Mmm-hmm, can’t breathe without it… ⸻ [Verse 1 – mellow, chest to falsetto] I been sittin’ by the phone, no calls (uh uh) Pacin’ these floors, can’t stand tall Swear I gave you all I had, every piece Now I’m here starin’ at your ghost, no peace (Ad-lib: “Why’d you go? Why’d you leeeave…”) (Run: “Leeeeaaaave meee like thiiis…”) Thought I had your heart in my hands Now it’s slippin’ like sand And I’m drownin’ in what we had No raft, just a memory crash ⸻ [Pre-Chorus – high vocal build, layered harmony] Every second hurtin’ (hurtin’!) Every breath I’m searchin’ (searchin’) Feenin’ for your light (uh-uh) But it’s gone with the night… ooh-yeahhh (Ad-libs: “Gone… gone… gone…”) ⸻ [Chorus – strong dynamics, vocal riffs, heartfelt cries] It’s desperation… ohhhh (woo woo, ahhh haaa) Cryin’ out in this isolation (uh uh, yeah yeah) I would give my soul, my lungs, my tears (umm umm) Just to have you whisper in my ear… Call it obsession, baby I don’t mind Feelin’ like I’m runnin’ out of time (woo woo) This ain’t no game, no infatuation This love is pain… this is desperation (Ad-libs: “Ohhhh I neeeed you, yeahhh!”) (Runs: “De-sper-a-a-a-tion…”) ⸻ [Verse 2 – deeper soul, raspy tone, more ad-libs] Every song on the radio feel like you (uh yeah) Every mirror got me searchin’ for truth Tried to move on, but I can’t pretend You was more than a lover, you was my best friend (Ad-lib: “Sooo lost without you…”) (Run: “Wi-thooout youuuuu…”) Can’t fill this hole in my chest You took my calm, left me stress I’d rather feel the pain than be numb If pain’s all I got, let it come… ⸻ [Bridge – minimal instrumental, full emotional delivery] If I scream, will you hear me? (uhhh yeah) If I break, will you feel me? (feel me!) You got me twisted, cold and alone Crawlin’ in shadows, stuck on your tone… (Ad-libs: “Still hear your name in the dark… yeah yeah…”) (Runs: “Wooooooo-ooo-ooo-oooh”) ⸻ [Final Chorus – power vocals, riff & run explosion] Desperation… ohhhh ohhh (ahhh ha, umm umm) Gaspin’ in this suffocation (uhhh huh, yeahh) Every heartbeat callin’ your name (whoo woo) But all I get is silence and shame I ain’t too proud to cry (nooo) You the reason I still try (still tryyy) Girl, please feel this vibration… I’m dyin’ in… (pause) Desperation (Ad-libs: “So lost… so loooost in you…”) (Final run: “D-e-e-e-e-esper-a-a-a-a-tion…”) ⸻ [Outro – soft falsetto fade] Mmm… umm umm… ahhh ha… woo woo… Desperation… ohhhh yeah yeah…

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