Close Enough to Break
Dark pop ballad that swells into a cinematic power chorus; intimate piano and sparse pads in the verse, huge drums and distorted synth bass in the chorus. Female vocals, close-mic’d and breathy at first, then pushed into a raw, belted register with stacked harmonies and a trailing, echo-drenched outro., sad
Close Enough to Break
Dark pop ballad that swells into a cinematic power chorus; intimate piano and sparse pads in the verse, huge drums and distorted synth bass in the chorus. Female vocals, close-mic’d and breathy at first, then pushed into a raw, belted register with stacked harmonies and a trailing, echo-drenched outro., sad
Lyrics
Verse 1
You trace my wrist
Count every scar like minutes
Say, "Tell me where it hurts"
Then kiss the place that did it
You hold my gaze
A little too long, I’m shaking
You say my real name
Like it’s something worth saving
Chorus
This is close enough to break me
Close enough I can’t escape
When your hands are on my shoulders
All my armor falls away
I’m so scared you’re gonna see me
All the pieces, all the ache
But I lean into the danger
’Cause I only feel this safe
When it’s close enough to break
Verse 2
You laugh too soft
At jokes I made to hide it
You read the lines
Between the lies and silence
You turn the lights
To something low and honest
I flinch, you stay
Like you’ve already seen the darkest
Chorus
This is close enough to break me
Close enough I can’t escape
When your hands are on my shoulders
All my armor falls away
I’m so scared you’re gonna see me
All the pieces, all the ache
But I lean into the danger
’Cause I only feel this safe
When it’s close enough to break
Bridge
If I let you in this far
Will you hold what you find?
If I fall apart right here
Will you choose to stay this time?
You whisper, "I’m not leaving"
And it rattles through my chest
I’ve never wanted something
So fragile, so intense
Chorus
This is close enough to break me
Close enough I choose to stay
With your heartbeat on my shoulder
All my fear begins to fade
Yeah, you’re starting to believe me
When I say your name as faith
If we shatter, we shatter together
’Cause I only feel this safe
When it’s close enough
Close enough to break