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Stop Daring You to Leave

Female Vocal Melodic Dubstep
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[Intro]
Smoke from all the little fires I lit to make you breathe
A door I held wide like a dare in the cold of three a.m.

[Verse 1]
I learned the echo of leaving in the click of every latch
So I pull at loose threads, press the bruise, wait for the catch
Strike another match on your patience just to watch it light
Hold the door wide like a dare, bracing for your flight
You kept stepping back inside; I called it counterfeit proof
Wearing questions like an armor while I cut my own parachute

[Build]

[Chorus]
I stopped daring you to leave
I stopped pressing on the bruise to prove my fear was right
No more matches on your name, no more darkness turned to heat
I let the door stay open without calling it a fight
My hands unclench, the keys fall quiet at my feet
I stopped daring you to leave, I stopped daring you to leave

[Drop]

[Verse 2]
I feel the word “prove it” sharpen—spark between my teeth
Hear the old alarm inside me rise to take the lead
I drop the match, I bite it back, I don’t make you choose
The door stands like a porch light; I stop pressing the bruise

[Build 2]

[Chorus 2]
I stopped daring you to leave
I quit turning every touch into a tripwire at our feet
If you stay, it’s by your will, not a trick I set to see
I let the night hold steady while my hands learn how to be
I stopped daring you to leave, I stopped daring you to leave (stay)

[Drop 2]

[Breakdown]
The last dry match in my pocket, I let it sleep
The porch light hums; it doesn’t beg, it doesn’t plead
If you walk, I won’t make fate out of gravity
If you stay, I won’t flinch; I’m here with open hands

[Final Build]

[Final Drop]

[Outro]
I stopped daring you to leave
Door open, hands open—breathe (breathe)

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