Two doors open, both look bright
But my heart’s still stuck in last night
Everyone says, “You’ll be okay”
But none of these roads feel right today

I see our kitchen, morning light
Coffee steam and kids in sight
That’s still the picture in my head
Even though we barely share a bed
Paper says we’re splitting ways
But my chest lives back in better days
You don’t want me moving home
But that’s the only life I’ve known

They say, “You’ll find love again”
New house, new laughs, new paper and pen
Another smile, another hand
Another shot at solid ground
The future’s not some burning hell
Just a story I can’t yet tell
Two good paths, one heart, one riddle
So here I am, stuck in the middle

I’m not choosing between joy and pain
It’s two soft suns in a split sky frame
But I can’t live in both, not a little
One heart, two roads, stuck in the middle

Why can’t it be my way? Why can’t I stay?
Why can’t we just rewind that day?
Where I walk back in and it feels simple
Not a choice that tears my heart down the middle
I don’t wanna move on, don’t wanna forget
I’m not ready to love someone else yet
Two doors open, but they don’t yet fit still
So I’m here, breathing, stuck in the middle

People say, “You’ll see, you’ll grow”
Life moves on, “just take it slow”
They’re not here in the driver’s seat
When every song drags you back on repeat
I could meet someone kind and real
Share a life that’s warm and still
But how do I start a brand-new dance
While my chest holds on to a second chance?

It’s not that the future looks like hell
It’s just a story I can’t yet tell
I’m not scared of something new
I’m scared to build without you
Two good options, both feel little
Too big to choose from the middle

I don’t hate you, I don’t hate me
I hate the way it has to be
Two full futures on the line
But only one can be called “mine”

I can’t split my heart in two
Give half to her and half to you
So I stall, I freeze, drag my feet
While life drums on with a steady beat

Why can’t it be my way? Why can’t I stay?
Why can’t we just rewind that day?
Where I walk back in and it feels simple
Not a choice that tears my heart down the middle
I know someday I’ll move, I’ll step
But let me be honest where I’m at yet
Two roads waiting and they both look real
I’m just here, stuck in the way I feel

Maybe one door closes, one door calls
Maybe my heart finally makes the fall
But tonight I’m not wrong, I’m not little
I’m just human, stuck in the middle

Stuck in the middle [free download]

This is a collection of my ideas articulated by AI. Workflow: all music by Riffusion/Producer.ai. Most lyrics ChatGPT various versions.

Besides these songs there is a thinking/science project I started early 2025. I have been documenting this project online: https://github.com/albertjanvanhoek/Evolution-by-Emergence 

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Stuck in the middle [free download]

Emergence 🐠