[Intro – soft piano + falsetto hums] (Ad-lib: “Mmm… yeah… uh huh…”) Lately… oh lately… It’s been heavy in my chest, baby… Can’t shake it off… ⸻ [Verse 1 – soft raspy tone, slow runs] Lately, I been wakin’ up in cold sweats Thinkin’ ‘bout the words that I regret I keep runnin’ through your name Like it’s stuck in my bloodstream, babe (Run: “Mmm-hmm, uh-uh-uh”) Lately, I been tryin’ not to call But the silence feels like a free fall I been smilin’ in the day But I’m breakin’ every night, yeah yeah *(Ad-lib: “I miss you, I miss you still…”) (Run: “Ooooooh noooo”) ⸻ [Pre-Chorus – falsetto rise into belt] Every picture burns a hole In the part of me you stole I try to move, I try to breathe But you’re wrapped around my memory (Ad-lib: “Why won’t you let go?”) ⸻ [Chorus – strong belt with stacked harmonies, emotional runs] Lately… I’ve been losin’ my mind — ohhhh Lately… I pretend I’m doin’ fine — yeah yeah But I fall to pieces when the lights go low Still reachin’ for a hand I used to know Lately… ohhh lately… (Run: “You still got control — control of me, baby”) Lately… I’ve been drownin’ slow (Ad-lib: “Still in your undertow… mmmhmm”) ⸻ [Verse 2 – deeper tone, more intensity] Lately, I can’t sleep without a fight You haunt my dreams like you got the right Even when you’re far away Your echo’s louder than the day (Run: “Ahhh ahh ahh yeah”) Lately, I been tryna fake a smile But I break down every little while Can’t unlove what felt so true Can’t undo what I gave to you (Ad-lib: “Gave it all — gave it all, ohhh”) ⸻ [Bridge – vocal breakdown with strings swelling underneath] Maybe time will fade your name But right now it’s just the same Every “I’m okay” is just pretend When does the missing end? *(Run: “Oooohh-oooohhh yeeaaaahh”) (Ad-lib: “When do I breathe again?”) ⸻ [Final Chorus – full belted vocal fire, gospel lift] Lately… I’ve been cryin’ in the dark — oh no no Lately… I can’t find a brand new start — yeah yeah yeah You’re the ache inside my chest, the ghost I keep Lately you’re the reason I can’t sleep — ohhhh Lately… lately… (Run: “Still got me, still got me, yeahh”) Lately… I’ve been holdin’ on too deep (Ad-lib: “Still in love… still in pain… still in it, ohhh”) ⸻ [Outro – soft falsetto + piano, final emotional run] Lately… *(Run: “Uhhh—uhh—uhhhh”) I still call your name… Even when I know… You ain’t comin’ back…

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