[production: dry close-mic studio recording, no audience, no crowd sounds] [overall mood: melancholy, restraint, quiet menace, unresolved tension] [Intro | sparse piano | low sustained tones | stillness] [Verse 1 | steady | controlled] It’s been some time since I last had a drink I'm gaining ground, or so I think Same old thoughts, same restless nights Same quiet war I try to fight I told myself time was enough White knuckles, silence, staying tough But nothing changed beneath my skin Just learned new ways to keep it in [Chorus | restrained | no lift] Sober and blue What do I do Sober and blue Missing you Sober and blue You want me back in Sober and blue Will I begin again? [Verse 2 | pressure builds | still controlled] The house is quiet, the nights are long Life feels heavier moving on It started soft, a voice down low Just a thought I didn’t want to know Then every night it got more clear Closer now, demanding in my ear Not asking, not waiting, not being kind A constant echo from the past in my mind [Chorus | repeat | slightly heavier harmony | still restrained] Sober and blue I feel you near Sober and blue Louder and clear Sober and blue You know where I’ve been Sober and blue Say my name again [Bridge | emotional center | piano and vocal exposed] I remember the pain, I swear I do But you don’t care — you never do You don’t hide, you don’t pretend You just want me on my knees again I see my family, I see their eyes I see everything I’d let die One sip away from losing it all One quiet night from another fall [Outro | erosion | fade] Sober and blue Nowhere to go Sober and blue It’s starting to show Sober and blue Your wave is in view Sober and blue I miss using you
