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Bleed-Through
(Verse 1)
Breathing you in, thought it was air
But your silence has a voltage, a weight to its stare
I catch myself tracing scars I don't own
Jumping at the ring of a disconnected phone
I wear the bad weather that forms in your head
Felt the chill on my skin from a word you never said
(Pre-Chorus)
And I'm mapping the cracks in your calm facade
Is this love or invasion, is this healing or fraud?
You don't have to speak, I don't have to see
'Cause the part of you that's breaking is breaking in me
(Chorus)
It's the bleed-through, babe, the bleed-through
I'm saturated with the secondhand you
Hear the silent scream you learned to hold so deep
While you're lying next to me, I'm inheriting the secrets you keep
Yeah, the bleed-through, babe, it's the bleed-through
(Verse 2)
I walked the long hallway of a house I've never known
Smelled the funeral flowers you paid for alone
These aren't my memories, the dog in the rain
The slamming door flicker, a splinter of pain
I’m fighting the flinch that begins in your jaw
Rewriting the rules of some forgotten law
(Pre-Chorus)
And I'm mapping the cracks in your calm facade
Is this love or invasion, is this healing or fraud?
You don't have to speak, I don't have to see
'Cause the part of you that's breaking is breaking in me
(Chorus)
It's the bleed-through, babe, the bleed-through
I'm saturated with the secondhand you
Hear the silent scream you learned to hold so deep
While you're lying next to me, I'm inheriting the secrets you keep
Yeah, the bleed-through, babe, it's the bleed-through
(Bridge)
We signed a contract with no ink and no page
I just built you a home, now I'm living in the cage
Should I sever the wire, build my walls up so high?
Or learn how to breathe the tears you won't cry?
I’m holding the truce with the ghosts in your room
A caretaker now for your unwatered bloom
(Outro)
The bleed-through...
The secondhand you...
I wear your quiet now...
It's the bleed-through...
Just breathe now...
About The Song
"Bleed-Through" finds its origin in a speculative news story about neural interfaces that allow the silent transmission of emotion and trauma. This sci-fi concept is reimagined as a raw, personal metaphor for an intensely codependent or empathic relationship. The song explores what it feels like to love someone so deeply that their unspoken anxieties and past traumas begin to seep into your own consciousness, blurring the line between self and other. It's about inheriting someone's demons as an act of love, and the conflict of whether this shared consciousness is a form of profound connection or a psychological invasion. Musically, it channels the dark-pop, minimalist aesthetic of artists like Billie Eilish, using intimate vocals and a sparse arrangement to create a sense of claustrophobia and emotional saturation.
Production Notes
Vocals: Close-mic'd with a Neumann U47 or similar condenser to capture every breathy detail. Vocal chain should be aggressive: heavy compression (like an LA-2A) to even out the whispered dynamics, a de-esser to tame sibilance, and subtle saturation for warmth. Layer lead vocals with a lower octave whisper during the chorus and bridge to add a haunting texture. Minimal reverb, maximum intimacy.
Arrangement: Keep it sparse. The core is a distorted 808 sub bass that hits on off-beats, creating a feeling of unease. The main percussion can be a processed finger snap sample and a pitched-down car door slam for the snare. A heavily detuned, lo-fi synth pad with a slow attack should wash in and out of the track, automated to swell in volume during the chorus and recede in the verses. A single, dissonant piano note could hit at the beginning of the bridge for dramatic effect.
Mix: The vocal must be the absolute center, pushed far forward. Pan the layered vocal whispers wide to create a sense of being surrounded. Use mix automation to make the synth pads feel like they are 'breathing' with the song. Let the sub-bass have its own space, side-chaining it to the kick so each hit has maximum impact. The goal is a mix that feels both clean and suffocating.
Performance Note: The singer must deliver the lines with a sense of exhausted resignation. It's not angry, it's heavy. The 'silent scream' line in the chorus should feel like a confession, delivered with a cracked, vulnerable tone.
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