No glossy production, no modern vocal polish, no bright digital shimmer.
Tempo: 78 BPM
Key: F#m (F-sharp minor)
Genre: Emo-pop / Alternative R&B with rap elements / Rap ballad
Mood: Vulnerability → Desperation → Acceptance → Light
Key Rhyme Pattern: AABB + internal rhymes.





[INTRO]
[Whisper. Recorded like an old dictaphone. Soft beat and the sound of rain]

In the city, it smells only of you…
Everywhere, I'm filled with love...

[Inhale. 4 heartbeats – BEAT ENTERS]

[VERSE 1]
[Delivery: Smooth spoken, semi-rap, effortless. Emphasis on sensual images]

(B) In the city it smells only of you —
(B) Everywhere, I'm filled with love... —

(B) A sea of smiles and a sea of desire -
(B) No time exists and no distance required —

(B) The air around is like nothing I know —
(B) No cars, no strangers, nowhere to go -


(B) There’s only you (B) — and me —
(B) There’s only you (B) — and me —



[PRE-CHORUS]
[Dynamics: rising. The voice begins to break on the last line]

(B) When you cry -
(B) Help me — I don't know what to do —
(B) Maybe turn into a bird — and fly away from you —

(B) When you cry -
(B) Help me — I don't know what to do —
(B) Maybe turn into a bird — (B) and fly away —


[CHORUS]
[Rap scream + chanting melody. Beat breaks - half tempo]

(B) WHEN YOU CRY — (B)
Help me - I don't know what to do!
(B) Maybe turn into a bird — (B)

And - fly - away - from - you!

(B) WHEN YOU CRY — (B)
Help me - I don't know what to do!
(B) Maybe turn into a bird — (B)

And — fly — away — from — you!


[POST-CHORUS]
[A slurred rap. A whisper bordering on a scream. Just kicks and hats]

(B) Help me — help me — (B) help me — help me —

(B) Help me — help me — (B) help me — help me —

(B) I don't know — I don't know — (B)

I don't know what to do!


[VERSE 2]
[Delivery: A more confident rap. Medium dynamics. Internal rhymes]

(B) In the city it smells only of you —
(B) Low in my heart, filling with love —

(B) Everywhere I've been and everywhere I will be —
(B) I will never forget you — you're a part of me —

(B) Is this love — or am I dreaming again —
(B) The sun rises up - and falls back again -

(B) In your eyes - in your eyes - (B)
I see everything I am, I see goodbye and goodbyes -


(B) There’s only you (B) — and me —
(B) There’s only you (B) — and me —


[PRE-CHORUS]
[Dynamics: rising. The voice begins to break on the last line]

(B) When you cry -
(B) Help me — I don't know what to do —
(B) Maybe turn into a bird - and fly away from you -

(B) When you cry -
(B) Help me — I don't know what to do —
(B) Maybe turn into a bird — (B) and fly away —


[CHORUS]
[Rap scream + chanting melody. Beat breaks - half tempo]

(B) WHEN YOU CRY — (B)
Help me - I don't know what to do!
(B) Maybe turn into a bird — (B)

And - fly - away - from - you!

(B) WHEN YOU CRY — (B)
Help me - I don't know what to do!
(B) Maybe turn into a bird — (B)

And - fly - away - from - you!


[[Ad-libs:] "Yes!", "Help me!", "I don't know!"]


[BRIDGE]
[Only piano + voice | Medium soft dynamics. Internal rhymes]

(B) In the city it smells only of you —
(B) Low in my depths, filling with love —

(B) Sea of smiles and sea of desire (B) —
(B) No time exists and no distance required (B) —

(B) The air around is like nothing I know (B) —
(B) No cars, no strangers, nowhere to go (B) -


(B) There’s only you (B) — and me —
(B) There’s only you (B) — and me —


[OUTRO]
[Attenuation. The last lines are a whisper]

When you cry…

When you cry…


...help me...

[Silence - end]