BONUS: Hurts to Want You (Original Demo Recording)

[vocal fragile female_lead, clear_enunciation, dry_close_vocal, natural_phrasing] [entry solo_piano_intro, centered_intro] [instrumentation acoustic_piano_only, upright_piano_tone, piano_led_throughout] [production raw_home_demo, small_room_capture, minimal_processing, human_band_pocket] [mix dry_vocal, centered_piano, subtle_room_ambience, quiet_vocal_space] [Verse 1] I light a candle in the quiet room Shadows stretch where my love once bloomed Every prayer I whispered fell apart It’s a war between my head and heart [Chorus] It hurts to want you, deeper than bone To reach for a hand I’ll never hold I know you can’t love me, but I can’t let you go It hurts to want you, nobody knows [Verse 2] The absence cuts like a sharpened blade Every breath feels like a debt unpaid I close my eyes and pretend you’re here But the silence always pulls me clear [Chorus] It hurts to want you, deeper than bone To reach for a hand I’ll never hold I know you can’t love me, but I can’t let you go It hurts to want you, nobody knows [Bridge] If love is a fire, I’m already ash If hope is a river, I’ve drifted past I’m drowning in truth, but I can’t stop the song Wanting you’s the only place I belong [Final Chorus] It hurts to want you, deeper than bone To reach for a hand I’ll never hold I know you can’t love me, but I can’t let you go It hurts to want you, nobody knows It hurts to want you, and nobody knows