100,000 Tears → Now Smiling (her)

[Intro – delicate music-box piano + soft vinyl crackle]
Ooh… yeah… it’s our story
[Verse 1 – intimate, close-mic’d vocal + faint rain FX]
I painted the bedroom the blue we chose that day
Then sat on the drop-cloth and let the tears wash it away
Still sleep on my side like you might come back
A hundred thousand tears on the wrong side of the track
[Pre-Chorus – heartbeat bass + distant thunder]
I posted perfect pictures, filtered every scar
But the comments never saw how broken we are
[Chorus – lush strings swell, voice cracks with hope]
A hundred thousand tears of missin’ you
Drowned every city that I tried to start new
I’d trade every follow, every flash, every frame
For one more “baby, I’m comin’ home” with my name
[Verse 2 – light trap hi-hats sneak in + soft synth glow]
Built a life that looks like winning on the screen
But the skyline never felt like you and me
Almost forgot how your hand fits in mine
Till I walked in that coffee shop and ran out of time
[Pre-Chorus – rising, background vocals layer]
I was hidin’ in the corner with a broken heart…
Then you walked through that door
[Chorus – soaring, tears turning to joy]
A hundred thousand tears of missin’ you
Turned into rivers that carried me straight to you
You looked up, I looked up, the storm finally broke
And every drop became a reason to float
[Bridge – everything strips to just her voice + single piano note]
You said “Hey stranger…”
I said “Hey forever…”
Then I smiled… and the healing took over
[Final Chorus – huge pop-country glow-up, full band + choir]
Now we’re countin’ a hundred thousand smiles and more
Every sunrise tastes like the one we waited for
Took the saddest story anyone ever knew
And made it the happiest “I do” coming true
Yeah, we’re a hundred thousand tears now smiling
Baby, I’m never cryin’ again
[Outro – sparkling music-box returns + soft laughter]
Thank you for finding me…
This one’s for the 100K who hurt with me
Look at us now.

Alt-R&B / Dream Pop blend, shimmering pads, soft chimes, light percussion, 78 BPM female vocals.