Hey Richard, This song seems to need a little more work in my view.
Again, the vocal delivery (female and male) are very fitting and the musicianship is very capable indeed. Also, the production sounds good overall (same style comments as in the song before).
Regarding the arrangement, please take a look underneath "Structure" to see how you could keep the listener engaged even more.
The lyrics and the overall mood and vibe of the song do not seem to go together smoothly in my view. The lyrics present a conflicted picture, you're seemingly want to change your ways, but state that it's not painful enough (yet?) to really do something about it. This conflict is juxtaposed musically with the upbeat rhythm and feel of the song, which seems to suggest levity, and a way out, but lyrically there is none. you could revisit either the music or the lyrics in my view to preesent a more coherent song overall.
I hope you found the comments helpful.
STYLE
Pop / Retro Pop. Reminiscent of 70's and 80's male mainstream singers, singer / songwriters and artists.
MELODY
The verses work well. The chorus is memorable and the setup for the main hook is well-done. Good bridge melody. All the melodies work well throughout - nicely done.
STRUCTURE
The arrangement is very similar to the song before. Here, you could also shorten the last verse and end the song a little sooner (on the downbeat at around 2.47 minutes) to keep the listener engaged more.
LYRIC
The lyrics are not easy to understand. You're wondering what you could do to change in the 1st verse, find a "cure" in the second verse, but the bridge and the chorus seem to repeat that nothing changes and that the pain is not enough to change your ways - the message is conflicted. It seems unclear if you actually want to change - maybe clarification could help....
