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[Verse 1 - intimate but rhythmic]
You can't hide the exhaustion behind a calm smile,
It spills into tears in the still of the night.
Just tracing the space where you used to be found,
Like that girl once sang, it just kills me inside:
I'm not any less lonely, though you're not around,
Just breathing the absence that pulls at my chest.
"Find your own anchor," suits the young, driven few,
But I don't need to conquer—I just need a retreat.

[Chorus - emotional swell, bandoneón + rhythm enter]
They say happy tears fall like rain, but it's just a lie,
Real love won't make you wait in the dark, or stretch past your height.
It doesn't demand you perform, or burn out your flame,
It just rests in the quiet, and whispers your name.

[Verse 2 - weary but rhythmic pulse]
The promises we couldn't keep, the expectations left to fade,
They drain the strength right out of you, they never warm the spark.
They break the joy you tried to build, they leave the cold right in,
It's far too heavy to carry when you're facing it alone.
Without a real and steady feeling, the roots will never take,
You can't grow a happy story from a foundation made of stone.
"Just push through all the struggle," they say, love will find a way,
But I won't build a life on echoes—I just need the real.

[Chorus - full arrangement, passionate delivery]
They say happy tears fall like rain, but it's just a lie,
Real love won't make you wait in the dark, or stretch past your height.
It doesn't demand you perform, or burn out your flame,
It just rests in the quiet, and whispers your name.

[Chorus - repeat, biggest emotional peak, then fade]
They say happy tears fall like rain, but it's just a lie,
Real love won't make you wait in the dark, or stretch past your height.
It doesn't demand you perform, or burn out your flame,
It just rests in the quiet, and whispers your name.