What happened to my Melissa?

Lyrics

[Verse 1 - low alien bass pulse, distant metallic synths, haunted male vocals]
What happened to my Melissa, the only one I knew?
Sweet as starlight in the dark, the girl who pulled me through
You went in for that procedure, said you'd be home by noon
But you came back three months later with a shadow in the room

You were soft, you were kind, you held me like a vow
Said, “You’re all mine, I won’t let go, I won’t leave you no way no how”
Said you’d never break my heart, never make me cry
Friends or more for life, that was our deal no matter what

[Pre-Chorus - tension rising, warped harmonies, sirens in the mix]
There ain’t a thing that can’t be fixed, at least that’s what we believed
So why does every look from you feel like a knife in me?
I’ve never met the girl you are now, cold and far away
My Melissa loved me more than life—where did she go, where’d she stray?

[Chorus - explosive alien race anthem, heavy 808s, distorted male vocals]
What did I ever do wrong to you?
Why won’t you look at me the way you used to do?
Can’t we just erase the hospital, start from day one?
Pretend you came home that same day, and nothing bad had begun
My Melissa, come back to me, don’t let this love decay
I’m still the same, I still want us, I never walked away
I gave you my whole heart and soul, I swear it’s still the same
Don’t make my dream into my nightmare, don’t turn love into hate and blame

[Verse 2 - mechanical drums, eerie synth shimmer, aching male lead]
You used to say I was all yours, and you’d never let me go
Now your silence hits like thunder in a world I’ll never know
Your last words burned through my chest like fire through the bone
“Fuck you” echoing in the distance, "leave me alone"

I've never seen you hate me, never felt this kind of pain
You were the only light I trusted in the acid rain
Why can’t we just be nice again, and look at what we were?
Why can’t we go back to the beginning, before the world got blurred?

[Pre-Chorus - soaring tension, layered alien choirs, pulsing bass build]
We made it through, we’re still here, still breathing, still alive
Nothing changed in my heart for you, I’m standing right here, your there
I still believe that GOD sent you back to me sight
I still feel your heart beat pounding and racing when you held me that night

[Chorus - bigger, more anthemic, bass drops hard, strained but powerful vocals]
What did I ever do wrong to you?
Why won’t you look at me the way you used to do?
Can’t we just erase the hospital, start from day one?
Pretend you came home that same day, and nothing bad had begun
My Melissa, come back to me, don’t let this love decay
I’m still the same, I still want us, I never walked away
I gave you my whole heart and soul, I swear it’s still the same
Don’t make my dream into my nightmare, don’t turn love into hate and blame

[Bridge - stripped back, cosmic pads, vulnerable male vocal with reverb]
I remember your arms around me, like a shelter from the storm
I was happier than I’ve ever been, I finally felt reborn
I never asked for perfect, I just asked for you and me
First kiss, first love, soulmates in a broken galaxy

Would I trade one second of the pain to lose what we had found?
No, I’d hold the shattered pieces till the end of time comes down
I wouldn’t change a thing about you, you’re still perfect in my eyes
The first and last love in my life, the reason I survive

[Outro - fading engine hum, ethereal alien vocals, lonely synth wash]
So tell me why the future stole the only one I know
Tell me why my sweet Melissa turned to winter in the snow
If you can hear me through the static, through the dark between the stars
Come back home, come back to me
My Melissa… wherever you are