[Intro — piano; latch clicks] I don’t say forever To mean until it’s difficult. [Pause; bass enters] Read the whole sentence. [Verse 1 — measured] I put weight behind a word. Watch the floor before I speak. Some give solid promises Then go missing when they creak. If I say I’m coming through, Leave a plate or leave a light. If I say I have your back, Turn it without looking twice. I have sat through ugly mornings. Held a phone through longer nights. Never needed front-row credit For what I did outside the lights. Respect is how I say your name When you’re nowhere near the room. Trust is what I leave unlocked. Loyalty is following through. [Flow tightens] Bond in my word— Tie, value, guarantee. You can check the interest. I don’t love you for a fee. Keep a record. Let it play. Check the history, check the case. I don’t change the terms because There’s something better on the page. [Knock; silence] Remember what I said. [Chorus — exposed, then full strings] When the lights go out, My word holds weight. Put your world against it— I won’t let it break. If I say I’m there, I’m there when it gets hard. If I say we’re done, Don’t leave a light on. Word is bond. Word is bond. I mean it when I say it. I mean it when I’m gone. [Instrumental — 8 bars] [Verse 2 — colder pocket] I can be the call you make When you can’t explain the mess. Bring the spare room closer. Take a little off your chest. Never shame you for the asking. Never put your hurt on show. You won’t owe me your allegiance For a kindness I chose. But don’t dress betrayal up As a lesson I should thank. Don’t mistake a second opening For a door without a frame. I gave you room. You took a mile. Asked why the distance changed. You can keep the explanation. I already watched the replay. [Rapid] Check the line— What I write, what you cross, What you call when you’re lost. You had access, not possession. Now you’re learning what it cost. I keep accounts— What happened, what’s owed, Who was there when it broke. I don’t charge you for the friendship. I don’t finance being sold. [Beat cuts] Second chance was grace. It wasn’t practice. [Chorus — strings rise] When the lights go out, My word holds weight. Put your world against it— I won’t let it break. If I say I’m there, I’m there when it gets hard. If I say we’re done, Don’t leave a light on. Word is bond. Word is bond. I mean it when I say it. I mean it when I’m gone. [Beat Switch — 16 bars] [Cello pulse; piano drops an octave] [Verse 3 — restrained intensity] If I tell you that I hate you, I’m not fishing for a fight. I have finished making shelter For what you brought inside. If I say I don’t care Whether you live or whether you die, Don’t translate it into longing. There’s no hidden “please” behind it. That’s a hard thing to hear. I won’t soften what it says. I can want you out my life Without rehearsing your regret. Best friend when I’m beside you. Worst enemy to your disguise. I know where the story changes. I won’t help you keep it straight. I won’t make a scene for strangers. I won’t beg you to confess. I can tell the truth in one voice. Let your versions do the rest. [Rapid] Read the sentence— Words, judgment, time it takes When you live with what you make. You can appeal to all our history. It won’t change the current case. I keep bars— What I write, what I won’t lower, What I put around the door. I can hold you to a standard Without holding you anymore. [Silence] You got the second chance. Not a third first impression. [Bridge — exposed piano] I have said things out of anger. Had to own them when I cooled. Keeping faith with what I promise Means admitting when I’m wrong too. If I owe you an apology, You won’t have to chase it down. I won’t call myself a solid man Then disappear behind the sound. I can change what I believe. I can tell you to your face. But I won’t rewrite a promise Just to make my exit clean. [Build — strings gather] Respect in an empty room. Trust with the lights turned off. Loyal when the favor ends. Present when the easy stops. Say less. Carry more. Let the record speak. If I gave you my word, You know where to find me. [Silence; full impact] [Final Chorus — powerful melodic lift] When the lights go out, My word holds weight. Put your world against it— I won’t let it break. If I say I’m there, I’m there when it gets hard. If I say we’re done, Don’t leave a light on. Word is bond. Word is bond. I mean it when I say it. I mean it when I’m gone. [Outro — instruments fall away] Every word. Every part. Same soul. Different frequency. [Instrumental Outro — 24 bars] [Piano motif; violin and cello answer] [Drums fall away; bass resolves] [Final chord; natural decay] [End]
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