In the Habit of You
indie rock ballad, 76 BPM, clean electric guitar arpeggios, muted palm-muted verse guitar, sustained overdriven chorus guitar, melodic bass counterline, snare brush accents, tom build-ups, plate reverb, analog tape saturation, tight parallel compression, wide stereo guitars, restrained backbeat, bittersweet mourning, slow-burn catharsis
In the Habit of You
indie rock ballad, 76 BPM, clean electric guitar arpeggios, muted palm-muted verse guitar, sustained overdriven chorus guitar, melodic bass counterline, snare brush accents, tom build-ups, plate reverb, analog tape saturation, tight parallel compression, wide stereo guitars, restrained backbeat, bittersweet mourning, slow-burn catharsis
Lyrics
Intro
Clean arpeggios, single guitar, plate reverb
Verse 1
Palm-muted guitar, brush snare, bass underneath
I saw you set two cups out this morning
just like you always did
you caught yourself and put one back
and stood there for a bit
the telly was on, you weren't watching
you were just filling up the room
I wanted to say something, anything
but what do you say from here to you
Chorus
Overdrive opens, toms lift, full band
I'm not gone, I'm just not there
I know that's not the same thing
I know it doesn't help at night
I know it doesn't mean anything
but I'm still watching you make tea
still watching you lock the door
I'm in the habit of you, love
I don't know how to stop anymore
Verse 2
Back to palm-mute, intimate
Your sister came round on Thursday
you told her you were fine
you laughed at something on the radio
you nearly meant it this time
and I know you feel guilty for that
like you're not supposed to feel okay
I'm telling you right now you're allowed to
I would've wanted it that way
Chorus
Full band, wide stereo
I'm not gone, I'm just not there
I know that's not the same thing
I know it doesn't help at night
I know it doesn't mean anything
but I'm still watching you make tea
still watching you lock the door
I'm in the habit of you, love
I don't know how to stop anymore
Bridge
Bass alone, then tom build, then everything at once
I'm angry too, if you want to know
I had more years I wanted
I had things I hadn't said yet
and a list of places we never got to
but you're still here and you're still you
and that counts for something, doesn't it
so stop apologising for being alive
I mean it
I really mean it
Final Chorus
Overdrive softens, arpeggios return underneath, the two textures together
I'm not gone, I'm just not there
I know that's not the same thing
I know it doesn't help at night
I know it doesn't mean anything
but I'm still watching you make tea
still watching you lock the door
I'm in the habit of you, love
I don't know how to stop anymore
Outro
Arpeggios only. Tape hiss. Fades.
I'm in the habit of you
I'm in the habit of you
I'm in the habit of you