Chrome Through Cracks

[Intro – soft piano melody, distant reverb] Sunlight hits the kitchen shelf Your old mug still sits itself [Verse 1 – gentle 808 pulse, layered vocal harmonies] I used to carry it like a secret, wrapped in silk and quiet fear A fragile thing I polished tight, so no one’d see the chips appear I laughed too loud to hide the shake, I smiled to mask the sting Thought if I held it hard enough, the cracks’d never start to sing [Pre-Chorus – building string swells, subtle hi-hats] Then you said it didn’t matter, that the light looked better through The places where the pieces bent, where I thought I’d lost my truth I froze, I let the silence breathe, I let the walls come down For the first time in forever, I didn’t feel like I’d drown [Chorus 1 – full R&B beat, warm bassline, layered vocals] My glass heart’s not broken, it’s just learned to glow Chrome reflections shining through every crack I used to know I don’t have to hide it, don’t have to make it whole The light gets in the spaces, makes me feel more like my soul [Verse 2 – muted guitar strums, soft vocal ad-libs] I found a photo in my drawer, from when I was seventeen A girl who thought perfection meant never letting anyone see The way her hands would shake when she spoke, the way she’d bite her tongue The way she’d let the world decide just who she thought she’d become [Pre-Chorus 2 – intensified strings, faster hi-hats] Now I trace the lines on my palms, I let the memories land I don’t run from the messy parts, I let them make me stand The chips and scratches tell a story, one I’m finally proud to tell I don’t need to be unbroken to be something worth the spell [Chorus 2 – elevated production, added vocal harmonies] My glass heart’s not broken, it’s just learned to glow Chrome reflections shining through every crack I used to know I don’t have to hide it, don’t have to make it whole The light gets in the spaces, makes me feel more like my soul [Bridge – stripped back piano only, raw vulnerable vocals] I used to think that love would shatter what was left of me But it’s the thing that held the pieces, let the light finally see That the cracks aren’t flaws, they’re where the magic starts to grow A glass heart’s not weak, it’s just the kind that lets the light show [Final Chorus – full production, soaring vocal runs] My glass heart’s not broken, it’s just learned to glow Chrome reflections shining through every crack I used to know I don’t have to hide it, don’t have to make it whole The light gets in the spaces, makes me feel more like my soul [Outro – fading piano, soft vocal hum] Sunlight hits the kitchen shelf My mug still sits itself