Could've Made It Work
v4
@Roger Ndlovu
Could've Made It Work
v4
@Roger Ndlovu
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I know, it wasn't perfect, bitch
But we could've made it work
You left your cup by the sink
Like you still lived in my space
Half-packed bags by the door
Half-said things on my tongue
You said "this is getting old"
I said "then tell me what's young"
[Pre-Chorus]
You don't gotta lie to me
I can read your face
You were gone in pieces
Long before you stayed
[Chorus]
Could've made it work, work
Could've made it work, right?
You and me, one more night
Could've made it work, work
Could've made it work, work
Say it wasn't too late
I was here, you were halfway
Could've made it work, work
[Verse 2]
Now the lock on the door
Sounds like a final prayer
Your hoodie still on my chair
Your name still hanging there
I don't want your pity text
I don't need your clean excuse
Just tell me that you felt it too
Tell me the truth, tell me the truth
[Pre-Chorus]
You don't gotta lie to me
I can see the seams
We were two burnt-out engines
Fighting to believe
[Chorus]
Could've made it work, work
Could've made it work, right?
You and me, one more night
Could've made it work, work
Could've made it work, work
Say it wasn't too late
I was here, you were halfway
Could've made it work, work
[Bridge]
If you'd stayed one more minute
If I'd said the right damn thing
We might've missed the ceiling
But we could've made it sing
Now it's all just echoes
Falling through the room
I hate how close we came
I hate I still want you
[Chorus]
Could've made it work, work
Could've made it work, right?
You and me, one more night
Could've made it work, work
Could've made it work, work
Say it wasn't too late
I was here, you were halfway
Could've made it work, work
I know, it wasn't perfect, bitch
But we could've made it work
You left your cup by the sink
Like you still lived in my space
Half-packed bags by the door
Half-said things on my tongue
You said "this is getting old"
I said "then tell me what's young"
[Pre-Chorus]
You don't gotta lie to me
I can read your face
You were gone in pieces
Long before you stayed
[Chorus]
Could've made it work, work
Could've made it work, right?
You and me, one more night
Could've made it work, work
Could've made it work, work
Say it wasn't too late
I was here, you were halfway
Could've made it work, work
[Verse 2]
Now the lock on the door
Sounds like a final prayer
Your hoodie still on my chair
Your name still hanging there
I don't want your pity text
I don't need your clean excuse
Just tell me that you felt it too
Tell me the truth, tell me the truth
[Pre-Chorus]
You don't gotta lie to me
I can see the seams
We were two burnt-out engines
Fighting to believe
[Chorus]
Could've made it work, work
Could've made it work, right?
You and me, one more night
Could've made it work, work
Could've made it work, work
Say it wasn't too late
I was here, you were halfway
Could've made it work, work
[Bridge]
If you'd stayed one more minute
If I'd said the right damn thing
We might've missed the ceiling
But we could've made it sing
Now it's all just echoes
Falling through the room
I hate how close we came
I hate I still want you
[Chorus]
Could've made it work, work
Could've made it work, right?
You and me, one more night
Could've made it work, work
Could've made it work, work
Say it wasn't too late
I was here, you were halfway
Could've made it work, work
Style of Music
R&B-influenced alt-pop with a laid-back half-time groove, dry kick-snare pocket, muted electric piano figure, and a sub-driven lift into the chorus; verse stays intimate and sparse, pre-chorus opens with layered backing vocals and a rising bass line, chorus lands on a short repeatable hook with stacked doubles and a delayed tag on the last word; bridge pulls back to close-mic voice and thin keys before the final chorus returns fuller, polished but aching mix, warm and punchy, electric
