Subtract Somebody's Sun

[Intro: reversed piano, whispered]
(one plus one... minus you)
(minus me... minus everything)
[808 glissando, cowbell]

[Verse 1: syncopated melodic rap]
I've got a thousand ways to say I care
And not a single way to make it fair
Every kiss becomes a debt unpaid
Every promise casts another shade
(ah-ah-ah)

[Pre-Chorus: rising harmonies]
They say the answer should be clear
But every answer disappears
When I imagine all the tears
(tears-tears-tears)

[Chorus: soaring falsetto, heavy bass]
Love doesn't divide so easily
Every heart's a whole infinity
How can I subtract somebody's sun?
Just to prove my love for only one
(only one, only one)
If choosing means somebody has to bleed
What does that make me?

[Drop: pitched vocal chops, cowbell rolls]
(one-one-one) (gone-gone-gone)
(choose-lose, choose-lose)
(bmm-tss-ka, bmm-tss-ka)
[808 slides, breakbeat fills]

[Verse 2: double-time, layered whispers]
Every door I close becomes a scar
Every heart I leave still beats afar
I could name the one and end the war
But hear the others crying through the floor
(no-no-no)

[Bridge: stripped piano, fragile vocal]
I know that love can't promise no one pain
And standing still can wound them just the same
I'm counting stars I cannot rearrange
Afraid the sky will never look the same

[Final Chorus: stacked harmonies, halftime]
Love doesn't divide so easily
Every heart's a whole infinity
How can I subtract somebody's sun?
Just to prove my love for only one
(one-one-one)
The numbers never tell me what to do
When every number's you

[Outro: tape-stop, distant falsetto]
(minus you... minus me...)
[Silence]