Don't owe anybody anything!

(Mood: Vulnerability. Grief, heartache, pain, and frustration while inwardly wrestling against despair. Can't let any current heavy thoughts and emotions sit. Genre: Emo rock/pop ballad in minor key. 76 BPM.)

[Intro][FOX:]
Is there no resolve?
No resolve at all?
Feels like the hope is gone...

[instrumental]

[Verse 1]
They are not dead.
They're out there somewhere.
These thoughts in my head...

I struggle with this.
I feel so distraught,
So down, and confounded...

While apart,
In my heart,
My love for them hasn't diminished.

In my mind,
I can't find,
Any way to know where they are.

[Pre-chorus]
Will there still be possibility?
Or should I just abandon this dream?
Will I still be able to see them one day,
Without anyone getting in the way?

[Chorus]
Yeah, I still grieve.
I still grieve.
Not all things,
Have ended well for me.

I can't stay at ease.
Can't stay at ease.
Tell me, please,
How can I be at peace?

I'm still breathing.
I'm still existing.
I know I'm not alone.

But how will closure come?
I'm in quite a slump,
And I can't succumb,
To despair...

[Verse 2][NAOKI:]
[spoken, out of concern]
"Hey, look at me..."

[sung]
I want to help you.
Together, we'll try to,
Figure this out.

You've got a lot,
Who will not,
Let you be alone.

Just stay close.
You're the most,
Precious friend I know...

[Pre-Chorus]
You worry too much over what may be.
You've become irritable lately.
Stay in the present with me.
Don't feed into anxiety...

[Chorus]
Yeah, you still grieve.
You still grieve,
And I'm here,
Supporting.

You want to be at ease,
To be at ease.
Let my presence,
Give you some peace.

We're still breathing.
We're still existing.
You're still healing.

We don't know for sure,
If there will be closure.
We can't let you despair.
Let me help take care,
Of you today...
[spoken, softly as he's got FOX in his protective hold]
"No more crying, okay...? Breathe, and center yourself... Stay right here, and do that..."

[Outro, sung][NORMAN to FOX:]
I know the causes of your stress.
Calm yourself while I address.
You've been angered, betrayed, disappointed.
You felt broken, wronged, and frustrated,
Multiple times.
Oh sister of mine,
You continue to stay as you are.
Even while we know it's been hard...

You struggled on that journey.
Now, during your recovery,
You're facing indecision.
You're searching for reasons,
On whether or not to abandon,
All hope on ever seeing them again...

During this present time,
You don't need to decide.
Don't rush to find the conclusion.
Don't push to find a solution.

[spoken, gently][NAOKI:]
"For now, let's wait and see... It hurts too much for you to do anything more on this... Don't let yourself fixate, obsess, or self-destruct. We shouldn't allow for that... We won't have you deal with this alone..."

[Norman gets a hug and a kiss to the forehead, and Naoki gets an affectionate squeeze of a hug as this song finishes.]

https://suno.com/s/z0uhfyzwyrekqT24 This took me a while, in writing the lyrics. I feel better now.