Bad Habit, Baby

[Intro - Minimal synth, intimate female vocal] Mm, mm You should know better by now [Verse 1 - Low conversational singing, sparse beat] Left my keys on your kitchen floor Said I'm leaving, then I stayed for more You were talking 'bout the weekend I was looking for the door Got a message from a friend downtown Put my lipstick on, you asked me how I could make a room feel crowded Then disappear without a sound [Pre-Chorus - Rising tension, pulsing bass] I know exactly what I'm doing That's the part I hate the most You keep asking where we're going I keep acting like I don't know [Chorus - Hypnotic melodic hook, punchy electronic groove] I'm a bad habit, baby And you keep coming back to me Say you're done, say you hate me Then you're calling after three I could tell you that I'm changing I could say I'm gonna try But I'm a bad habit, baby And I'm getting good at lies [Post-Chorus - Restrained layered harmonies] Oh, I know, I know You should let me go Oh, I know, I know But you won't [Verse 2 - Intimate delivery, rhythmic synth bass] Two missed calls and a taxi ride Told my friends that I'm doing fine Had a little too much to drink Started typing, changed my mind You sent a picture from last July I was laughing with my eyes shut tight Didn't even recognise her God, I looked so happy that night [Pre-Chorus - Emotional tension, subtle build] And I could blame it on my childhood Or the way my last love went But I've run out of excuses And I'm running out of friends [Chorus - Full groove, warm vocal harmonies] I'm a bad habit, baby And you keep coming back to me Say you're done, say you hate me Then you're calling after three I could tell you that I'm changing I could say I'm gonna try But I'm a bad habit, baby And I'm getting good at lies [Bridge - Stripped-back synth, exposed vulnerable vocal] There's a version of me somewhere Who knows how to let things stay Doesn't leave before the morning Doesn't push the good away And I hate that I can picture her Like somebody I once knew But the second that you need me I find something else to do [Final Chorus - Strong melodic hook, emotional restraint] I'm a bad habit, baby And you keep coming back to me Say you're done, say you hate me And you still don't see what I see I could tell you that I'm changing I could look you in the eye But I'm a bad habit, baby And I'm tired of my own lies [Outro - Minimal synth, intimate decisive vocal] Left my keys on your kitchen floor This time I won't come back for more [End]