NYZA ORIGINALS
Slow Burn Starter
He traces her name in the condensation on the car window at a red light, knowing she's already moved three states away. She keeps his old hoodie in her closet, still smelling like his cologne, and pulls it on when she can't sleep. Neither of them knows this is the kind of love that rewrites you—not the kind that lasts, but the kind you never completely leave.
Lyrics
Verse 1
You tasted like a question I wasn't ready to answer
Your hand fit in mine like a secret I'd keep
We moved slow, deliberate, like we had forever
But forever was just a rented room downtown
Chorus
Slow burn starter, you lit me up
Now I'm still burning but you're not enough
Slow burn starter, you taught me how
To love something I can't hold onto now
Verse 2
Your laugh had edges, sharp and real
Not the polished kind they sell on screens
You showed me what it meant to want something
That wasn't meant to be mine to keep
Chorus
Slow burn starter, you lit me up
Now I'm still burning but you're not enough
Slow burn starter, you taught me how
To love something I can't hold onto now
Bridge
Maybe that's the whole point, yeah
Maybe some people aren't meant to stay
They're meant to change the shape of you
Leave scars that don't hurt anymore
Just remind you that you're alive
Outro
Slow burn starter
You're still here, even when you're gone
Slow burn starter
You're the first love I can't unfeel