Half-Charged Heart

[Verse 1]
You left your hoodie on my chair
Like it might walk back to you
I keep your coffee on the shelf
Past the date
But I can't move
Every plan we penciled in
Still on the calendar in blue
I cross out cities
Cross out nights
But I can't cross out you
[Pre-Chorus]
Tell me
Were you halfway gone
Long before you turned that key?
'Cause I replay every word
Till it sounds like it's on me
[Chorus]
You can't love me with a half-charged heart
Then blame me when the light goes dark
You held the match above the carpet
Then called it an accident
You can't kiss me
Then just disappear
Say you're lost
Then steer us here
You said "forever" in the parking lot
And drove off in a minute
You can't love me with a half-charged heart
And swear that you're all in it
[Verse 2]
Your friends still like my old posts
Guess they didn't get the script
Your name lights up on my phone
In the notes I never sent
I talk about you in the past
Then I trip into the tense
Like "he is" and "he was"
Are still fighting in my chest
[Pre-Chorus]
Did you feel me slipping too
Or was I the last to know?
You were halfway out the door
Every time you pulled me close
[Chorus]
You can't love me with a half-charged heart
Then blame me when the light goes dark
You held the match above the carpet
Then called it an accident
You can't kiss me
Then just disappear
Say you're lost
Then steer us here
You said "forever" in the parking lot
And drove off in a minute
You can't love me with a half-charged heart
And swear that you're all in it
[Bridge]
I won't be your in-between
Your almost
Your maybe
I was ready to fall clean
You were busy bracing
You said
"I don't wanna hurt you"
But you said it on the way
Now I'm picking up the pieces
Of the words you didn't say (oh)
[Chorus]
You can't love me with a half-charged heart
Then blame me when the light goes dark
You held the match above the carpet
Then called it an accident
You can't kiss me
Then just disappear
Say you're lost
Then steer us here
You said "forever" in the parking lot
Then left me there to spin it
You can't love me with a half-charged heart
I'm done pretending you're all in it

rock, Cinematic pop-rock ballad: intro on soft felted piano and distant pads, male vocals close and intimate. Verses stay hushed with subtle bass swells and light percussion; pre-chorus adds tom build and airy backing oohs. Choruses hit hard with crunchy guitars, big open drums, and stacked harmonies, vocal on the edge of breaking. Final chorus modulates up a half-step with extra ad-libs and a ringing guitar outro., pop, soft, emotional, dramatic