Neon Heartache
v4
@Ryan Gallagher
Neon Heartache
v4
@Ryan Gallagher
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Your jacket on my chair
Still smells like summer rain
I trace your name in steam
On the windowpane
You left your key in my bowl
By the red front door
Now the whole house knows
What I’m waiting for
[Pre-Chorus]
If you call tonight
I’ll let it ring
If you want me back
I’ll give you everything
[Chorus]
Neon heartache, come home
Neon heartache, come home
I still want you here
I still want you near
Neon heartache, come home
Neon heartache, come home
Don’t let this night fall
Don’t let me fall
[Verse 2]
The phone blinks once and stops
Like it knows my plan
I keep your old cassette
In the glovebox span
Your laugh is in the dash
Your ring in my coat
I wear the empty space
Like a second throat
[Pre-Chorus]
If you call tonight
I’ll let it ring
If you want me back
I’ll give you everything
[Chorus]
Neon heartache, come home
Neon heartache, come home
I still want you here
I still want you near
Neon heartache, come home
Neon heartache, come home
Don’t let this night fall
Don’t let me fall
[Bridge]
Take the long way back
Past the diner sign
Past the borrowed moon
And back into my life
Hold the missing piece
Hold it in your hands
Say my name again
And I’ll understand
[Chorus]
Neon heartache, come home
Neon heartache, come home
I still want you here
I still want you near
Neon heartache, come home
Neon heartache, come home
Don’t let this night fall
Don’t let me fall
Your jacket on my chair
Still smells like summer rain
I trace your name in steam
On the windowpane
You left your key in my bowl
By the red front door
Now the whole house knows
What I’m waiting for
[Pre-Chorus]
If you call tonight
I’ll let it ring
If you want me back
I’ll give you everything
[Chorus]
Neon heartache, come home
Neon heartache, come home
I still want you here
I still want you near
Neon heartache, come home
Neon heartache, come home
Don’t let this night fall
Don’t let me fall
[Verse 2]
The phone blinks once and stops
Like it knows my plan
I keep your old cassette
In the glovebox span
Your laugh is in the dash
Your ring in my coat
I wear the empty space
Like a second throat
[Pre-Chorus]
If you call tonight
I’ll let it ring
If you want me back
I’ll give you everything
[Chorus]
Neon heartache, come home
Neon heartache, come home
I still want you here
I still want you near
Neon heartache, come home
Neon heartache, come home
Don’t let this night fall
Don’t let me fall
[Bridge]
Take the long way back
Past the diner sign
Past the borrowed moon
And back into my life
Hold the missing piece
Hold it in your hands
Say my name again
And I’ll understand
[Chorus]
Neon heartache, come home
Neon heartache, come home
I still want you here
I still want you near
Neon heartache, come home
Neon heartache, come home
Don’t let this night fall
Don’t let me fall
Style of Music
80s synth-pop ballad with a steady four-on-the-floor pulse, chiming electric piano, bright gated snare, and glossy bassline; verse stays intimate with sparse keys and soft drum machine, pre-chorus opens with rising synth pads and stacked oohs, chorus blooms with big harmony doubles and handclap snaps, bridge drops to half-time with filtered keys then final chorus lifts with octave synth hooks and delay throws on the title. Wide, shiny, radio-ready mix with close-mic lead vocals and lush backing vocals.
