Confessions on the Stairwell
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male vocals
rap
slow
r&b
Slow melodic rap and R&B with male vocals
velvet-baritone lead
pillowy sub bass
brushed rim clicks
muted electric piano
and nocturnal guitar harmonics; intimate two-speaker call-and-fall arrangement that keeps each confession hanging in the air
with a chorus that blooms into stacked harmonies and a late lift from half-time drums to a warmer
more pleading groove
Creat pe apr. 12, 2026
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[Verse 1]
I left your name on my screen like a stain I keep scrubbin’
You said “be honest,” so I came here with nothin’
I been sleepin’ in pieces, still makin’ the bed
Talkin’ to the ceiling like it owes me a debt
You asked if I’m good, I said “better than most”
That was me holdin’ smoke with my hand on my throat
I keep foldin’ your text like a note in my shoe
If I told you the truth, I’d be losin’ you too
[Verse 2]
You said “pick up the phone,” but I watched it ring through
I was scared of your silence more than I was of you
There’s a glass by the sink with my lipstick on it
I ain’t kissed anybody, I just stare at it and want it
You left your sweater in here like a guest that won’t leave
I still catch your shape when the hallway gets mean
If you’re over me, why does my chest still lean
When the room goes quiet and the curtains breathe?
[Chorus]
I confess, I confess, I still want you near
I confess, I confess, I still taste last year
You say one thing, I say another
We keep tellin’ our wounds to each other
I confess, I confess, it’s a dangerous song
I confess, I confess, I been wrong for so long
You reach for the door, I reach for the fire
Two broken mouths in the dark, gettin’ higher
[Verse 3]
You said “I need space,” I said “I need a reason”
Both of us lying like it’s some kind of healing
I been wearin’ that guilt like a chain on my wrist
Every apology sounds like a promise I missed
There’s a scar on my palm from the night I called out
I was drunk on my pride and you were tired of doubt
If I know how to change, why’m I still at this point
Sittin’ with my faults like a fist and a joint?
[Bridge]
You said “say something real,” and I finally did
I said I was scared to be known as I am
I said I kept score every time you went quiet
You said “I know” like you’d already tried it
I said “stay,” then I swallowed the rest
You said nothing at all, and that felt like yes
[Chorus]
I confess, I confess, I still want you near
I confess, I confess, I still taste last year
You say one thing, I say another
We keep tellin’ our wounds to each other
I confess, I confess, it’s a dangerous song
I confess, I confess, I been wrong for so long
You reach for the door, I reach for the fire
Two broken mouths in the dark, gettin’ higher
[Outro]
I confess to the frame, to the floor, to the air
You don’t answer me back, but I know you were there
I confess, I confess, until morning comes slow
And the truth in my mouth is the only thing I know
I left your name on my screen like a stain I keep scrubbin’
You said “be honest,” so I came here with nothin’
I been sleepin’ in pieces, still makin’ the bed
Talkin’ to the ceiling like it owes me a debt
You asked if I’m good, I said “better than most”
That was me holdin’ smoke with my hand on my throat
I keep foldin’ your text like a note in my shoe
If I told you the truth, I’d be losin’ you too
[Verse 2]
You said “pick up the phone,” but I watched it ring through
I was scared of your silence more than I was of you
There’s a glass by the sink with my lipstick on it
I ain’t kissed anybody, I just stare at it and want it
You left your sweater in here like a guest that won’t leave
I still catch your shape when the hallway gets mean
If you’re over me, why does my chest still lean
When the room goes quiet and the curtains breathe?
[Chorus]
I confess, I confess, I still want you near
I confess, I confess, I still taste last year
You say one thing, I say another
We keep tellin’ our wounds to each other
I confess, I confess, it’s a dangerous song
I confess, I confess, I been wrong for so long
You reach for the door, I reach for the fire
Two broken mouths in the dark, gettin’ higher
[Verse 3]
You said “I need space,” I said “I need a reason”
Both of us lying like it’s some kind of healing
I been wearin’ that guilt like a chain on my wrist
Every apology sounds like a promise I missed
There’s a scar on my palm from the night I called out
I was drunk on my pride and you were tired of doubt
If I know how to change, why’m I still at this point
Sittin’ with my faults like a fist and a joint?
[Bridge]
You said “say something real,” and I finally did
I said I was scared to be known as I am
I said I kept score every time you went quiet
You said “I know” like you’d already tried it
I said “stay,” then I swallowed the rest
You said nothing at all, and that felt like yes
[Chorus]
I confess, I confess, I still want you near
I confess, I confess, I still taste last year
You say one thing, I say another
We keep tellin’ our wounds to each other
I confess, I confess, it’s a dangerous song
I confess, I confess, I been wrong for so long
You reach for the door, I reach for the fire
Two broken mouths in the dark, gettin’ higher
[Outro]
I confess to the frame, to the floor, to the air
You don’t answer me back, but I know you were there
I confess, I confess, until morning comes slow
And the truth in my mouth is the only thing I know