I Wish I Didn’t Know You
Industrial synthpop, Cold, Brooding, BPM: 125, Minor key, Male vocals, Analog synth pads, gritty distorted bassline, tight 4-on-the-floor electronic drums, minimal arpeggiators, lowpass filter sweep
I Wish I Didn’t Know You
Industrial synthpop, Cold, Brooding, BPM: 125, Minor key, Male vocals, Analog synth pads, gritty distorted bassline, tight 4-on-the-floor electronic drums, minimal arpeggiators, lowpass filter sweep
Lyrics
Verse 1 – Restrained, Bitter
You lit something inside me
Now I can't sleep, I can't forget
Every word you said still haunts
But you're not here, never were
I retreat just to cope
Push you away, but still I hope
You’d vanish from every space
Erase you, erase your face
Pre-Chorus – Rising tension
You cracked my walls of stone
Now I need to be alone
Chorus – Soaring, Conflicted
You make me feel too much
I hate the way you touch
Something inside of me
That still begs to matter
I wish I didn’t know you
Didn’t taste what I can’t keep
You burned right through me
Now I’m choking just to breathe
Verse 2 – Detached, Defensive
You said connection leaves a mark
But mine just itches
I saw a life inside your eyes
So I destroyed it
It's safer not to feel
Keep your warmth, I'll be gone
I’ll wear my darkness like a shield
Pretend I'm better off alone
Pre-Chorus
The calm I called control is torn
But I'll never let you know
Chorus – Repeat, more intense
You make me feel too much
I hate the way you touch
Something inside of me
That still begs to matter
I wish I didn’t know you
Didn’t taste what I can’t keep
You burned right through me
Now I’m choking just to breathe
Bridge – Vocoded or whispered
I don't need you
I don't need this ache
If I kill the feeling
Maybe I won't break
Final Chorus – Explosive, layered with harmonies or octaves
You make me feel too much
Too close, too sharp, too rough
Why'd you drag me from my depths?
To leave me naked and exposed
I wish I didn’t know you
Wish I could just erase
The way you cracked me
I’m vanishing...
No trace of me remains