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🎧 Intro (soft electric guitar, ambient reverb)

(Almost spoken)
I don’t ignore the red flags…
I just repaint them gold.

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🖤 Verse 1

I see the way you smile at me,
Like I’m the only air you breathe.
But I don’t see the way you twist
Every word I didn’t mean.

You kiss my forehead, call me “home,”
Say nobody knows you like I do.
But every time I try to leave,
You remind me I’d be lost without you.

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⚡ Pre-Chorus

You don’t scream — you whisper doubt,
And somehow that’s worse.
You don’t hit — you pull away,
And I’m the one who hurts.

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💥 Chorus

I paint you golden over bruises,
I rewrite all the damage you do.
I swear it’s love when it’s just confusion,
But I only see the good in you.

You give me heaven in pieces,
Then pull it back like I owe you truth.
I know the fire’s gonna burn me —
But I only see the good in you.

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🌧 Verse 2

You say I’m “too much,” then hold me close,
Like I should thank you for the space.
You break me down in private rooms,
Then worship me in public places.

And every time you apologize,
You cry like I’m the one who strayed.
So I forgive before I think —
’Cause loving you feels like being saved.

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⚡ Pre-Chorus 2

You don’t break me all at once,
You do it slow.
Just enough to keep me scared,
But never enough to go.

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🔥 Chorus

I paint you golden over bruises,
I rewrite all the damage you do.
I swear it’s love when it’s just confusion,
But I only see the good in you.

You give me heaven in pieces,
Then pull it back like I owe you truth.
I know the fire’s gonna burn me —
But I only see the good in you.

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💔 Bridge (Strip back — lo-fi guitar, almost whispered)

Maybe if I focus hard enough
On the parts that feel like light,
I won’t have to admit
You’re the reason I can’t sleep at night.

Maybe love’s just sacrifice —
Maybe I’m supposed to lose.
Maybe I’m not blind at all…
I just don’t want the truth.

(Drums build here — tension)

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🚨 Final Chorus (full band, emotional belt)

I paint you golden over bruises,
Call it passion, call it youth.
I make excuses for your chaos,
Like loving me is hard for you.

You give me heaven in pieces,
And I still kneel when you pull through.
I know this isn’t what love is —
But I only see the good in you.

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Outro (soft, resigned)

I don’t ignore the red flags…
I just repaint them gold.

blues, soul, jazz