🔹 [INTRO – Spoken, low reverb, light rain FX] (Moody Loe) “Same love… different cell. How I’m supposed to heal when I still move like I’m guilty?” (beat drops in slow) ⸻ 🔹 [HOOK] (moody, mid-register melody, doubled vocals) I love you from a distance, babe, I’m stuck in this position Heart on house arrest, still facin’ all these convictions If love a sentence, then you my co-defendant But I been known to ghost before the ending Can’t blame you if you leave, I barely show affection I move like I’m hidin’ weapons Even when I’m holdin’ you, I’m still second guessin’ That’s not you — that’s me, still stuck in corrections ⸻ 🔹 [VERSE 1] (melodic with light rap cadence in lines 3–6) I came from silence, gunshots, and handcuffs Now you want pillow talk and slow trust But how I give my heart when it’s monitored for movement? Love feel like probation — too many rules to do it I flinch when you call me “safe” — I never been that When I hear “I miss you,” I start reachin’ where the beam at Ain’t no comfort in my chest, just alarms and escape routes You want to build a home, I still sleep with my boots You askin’ for truth, but I’m redacted by pain Every time I get close, I black out like my name If my heart had a record, it’d say: “No contact” But I text you anyway, hopin’ you write back ⸻ 🔹 [HOOK – Repeat with adlib layers & harmonies] I love you from a distance, babe, I’m stuck in this position Heart on house arrest, still facin’ all these convictions If love a sentence, then you my co-defendant But I been known to ghost before the ending Can’t blame you if you leave, I barely show affection I move like I’m hidin’ weapons Even when I’m holdin’ you, I’m still second guessin’ That’s not you — that’s me, still stuck in corrections ⸻ 🔹 [VERSE 2] (slightly softer delivery, falsetto on last bar of each couplet) You in the kitchen talkin’ dreams over wine I’m by the window makin’ sure the blinds still align You dream ’bout kids, I dream ’bout bail You speak “forever,” I think “what if I fail?” You want soft touches, I got scarred knuckles You want late cuddles, I’m still watchin’ for trouble You see a sunset, I see a clear vantage You hear “I love you,” I hear “you can’t manage” Don’t take it personal — I’m stuck in my frame Been breakin’ outta chains so long I forgot my name I want what you want, but my love got rules And every time I bend ’em, I feel like a fool ⸻ 🔹 [BRIDGE – Sung with light echo] No soy libre… I’m locked inside Pero tú… tú got that look that make me try But I lie, I lie — just to keep you safe from me I want love, but I move like a felony ⸻ 🔹 [FINAL HOOK – Full harmonies, extended last bar] I love you from a distance, babe, I’m stuck in this position Heart on house arrest, still facin’ all these convictions If love a sentence, then you my co-defendant But I been known to ghost before the ending Can’t blame you if you leave, I barely show affection I move like I’m hidin’ weapons Even when I’m holdin’ you, I’m s

“House Arrest Heart”