Bae (From "Don")

Boom Boom Cherry

[Intro – faded loop + whispered chant]
I ran it back…
But it wasn’t the same
I ran it back…
Just to feel the flame

[Verse 1]
Texted you first, heart on slide
Played that song you said you liked
Put on perfume just in case
I still knew the steps, still knew the pace

You smiled the same, but the laugh fell late
The hug felt light, like a paperweight
Your eyes said “maybe,” your tone said “gone”
And I still stayed too long

[Pre-Hook – building tension]
I thought the love was in the loop
Like if I pressed rewind, it’d reboot
But the past don’t hit the way it should
And I thought I could… but I misunderstood

[Hook – soft, loopable, melancholy]
I ran it back
Tryna feel that spark
I played our tracks
But they missed the mark
It looked the same
But the soul was cracked
I lost you once
Then ran it back

I ran it back
Hoping time would fold
You kissed like ice
When you used to hold
The vibe was gone
But I missed the facts
So I pressed play
And ran it back

[Verse 2]
Your jacket still smelled like spring
But the way you moved didn’t say a thing
I told a joke, you halfway smiled
You used to laugh for a little while

I kept tryin’ to light old flame
But the heat hit wrong, like a different name
I realized mid-sentence, mid-bite
That we were just shadows in borrowed light

[Pre-Hook – harmonized]
You can’t replay what time forgot
Can’t squeeze life from a frozen shot
I showed up, still dressed in hope
But you felt more like a ghost

[Hook – second pass with vocal layering]
I ran it back
Thinkin’ hearts repeat
But this was déjà vu with cold feet
It looked like us
But the core was lack
So I took my heart
And ran it back

I ran it back
To see if you’d meet me there
But you stayed still
While I disappeared
We used to flow
Now we just react
So I left quiet
And ran it back

[Bridge – ambient breakdown / spoken echo]
Some things don’t loop right
Some love was made to fade
Some smiles don’t stretch far
Some ghosts don’t behave

And I don’t blame you
But I miss who we were
Before I tried to bring back
What time already burned

[Outro – minimalist, fading repetition]
I ran it back…
Just to feel it crack
I ran it back…
Now I’m walkin’ flat

I ran it back…
Just to know it’s done
I ran it back…
Now I’m movin’ on

MOVING ON

Y solo mírame con esos ojito' lindo', que con eso yo estoy bien, hoy he vuelto a nacer...

Bae (From "Don")

Anirudh Ravichander