Burning low

“Burning Low”
Verse 1
Streetlight flickers on a broken line
Your shadow moves but it don’t touch mine
Screen door slams in the midnight heat
I hear your name in the passing street
Pre-Chorus
And I don’t know where you run to now
But I feel you every time the dark comes down
Chorus
Oh, I’m burning low, can’t you see
Like a match in the wind, you’re killing me
Every whisper, every wire
Got me hanging on a ghost of fire
Oh, I’m burning low tonight
Yeah, I’m burning low tonight
Verse 2
Your lipstick stain on a coffee cup
Still sitting where you left your love
Radio plays that same old tune
I swear it howls like a dying moon
Pre-Chorus
And I don’t know if you’re coming back
But your memory’s a slow heart attack
Chorus
Oh, I’m burning low, can’t you see
Like a spark in the dark, you’re haunting me
Every shadow, every wire
Got me tangled in your quiet fire
Oh, I’m burning low tonight
Yeah, I’m burning low tonight
Bridge
We were gasoline and a stolen match
One wrong move and we fade to black
Now I’m driving roads we used to know
With your voice on the radio
Break (soft)
Say my name… just once more
Through the heat… through the door
Final Chorus (bigger)
Oh, I’m burning low, can’t you see
You’re the flame that won’t set me free
Every heartbeat, every wire
Still alive in your reckless fire
Oh, I’m burning low tonight
Yeah, I’m burning low tonight
Outro
Streetlight flickers, then it dies
But I still see you in the night

Slow moody heartland rock, 80 BPM. Intimate breathy male vocal, low range, emotional but restrained. Minimal clean electric guitar, soft bass, subtle drums, light ambient pad. Dark, late-night atmosph