Jealous of the Night
A sad and emotional R&B ballad with only piano and a male singer. The vocal should be deep, soulful, and vulnerable, carrying feelings of loneliness and emptiness. The lyrics are poetic and melancholic, using images of night, ghosts, silence, and jealousy to express missing someone deeply. The piano should be slow, spacious, and atmospheric, with reverb to create an intimate and haunting mood. Tempo around 75-85 BPM. The song should feel minimal and heartfelt, like a modern emotional ballad.
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Lyrics
[intro]
[verse]
Empty streets, no sound tonight
Cold sheets where you used to lie
Moonlight’s just a cruel disguise
I see your ghost in every sign
[pre-chorus]
I try to hold, but it slips away
The more I reach, the less you stay
Silence is louder than words you said
I’m dancing alone with the things you left
[chorus]
(Hook)
I’m jealous of the night, it gets to keep you near
Jealous of the air, it whispers in your ear
I’m jealous of the time that stole you from my hands
I’m breaking in the quiet, but you don’t understand
[verse]
Every song just bleeds your name
Every glass just tastes the same
Memories cut like broken glass
I’m haunted by the love that didn’t last
[bridge]
Your shadow lingers, it never fades
I scream in the dark, but you walk away
If I could burn the past, I’d light the flame
But I’m still a prisoner of your name
[chorus]
(Hook)
I’m jealous of the night, it gets to keep you near
Jealous of the air, it whispers in your ear
I’m jealous of the time that stole you from my hands
I’m breaking in the quiet, but you don’t understandLonely with your ghost, I can’t escape
Love is just a wound I can’t erase