[Create a raw, cinematic indie rock / post-rock alternative track, 70–85 BPM. Female voice, slightly raspy, intimate close-mic, restrained, emotionally real. No over-singing, dramatic vibrato or pop polish. Vocals must be slow, spacious and fragile. Prioritize silence over constant singing. Sustain important vowels naturally. Never rush syllables to fit the bar. The singer should sound like she's searching for words, not reciting them. If needed, reduce vocal density instead of increasing speed. Frequently leave 1–2 bars of instrumental space between vocal phrases. Let clean guitars, delay, feedback, ambient textures and subtle swells answer the vocals. The arrangement should breathe. Sound: slow fragile guitar intro, clean and ambient electric guitars, deep bass, subtle pads, restrained drums, gradual natural build, later mild distortion, flanger and ringing ambience. Imperfect, dynamic, spacious, unresolved, not radio-friendly. Structure: quiet intro → sparse verses → emotional lift → near silence → unresolved fade. Themes: shared self-destruction, mistaken for meaning, survivor guilt, unfinished grief. Avoid: uplifting tone, catchy hooks, polished pop production, commercial drops, heroic resolution.] [Intro] (slow guitar, distant ambience) (4 bars instrumental) [Verse 1] (intimate) I was taught to hold doors open... (2 bars guitar) to say thank you, and not be a bitch. (1 bar delay) Mum said I'm not broken. (short breath) But the city called me a glitch. (2 bars) Why is it wrong when I don't fight back? (1 bar) They called me "too earnest" in the group chat. (1 bar ambience) Like my softness is a sign to attack... (2 bars) Like sharks circling a tasty snack. [Pre-Chorus] I offer water... (1 bar) they ask for wine. (2 bars) I offer a hand... they decline. (long pause) [Chorus] WHY... (1 bar) Is nice a weird word in your mouth? (2 bars guitars) WHY... Do you file my kindness under weak? (2 bars) WHY... Do you see velvet as a throat to cut? (2 bars) WHY... Do you see light and think it's something to break? (drop) I am not naive. I am not a lamb. (1 bar) But I do seem to be the black sheep. (2 bars) Tell me... WHY... nice is a weird word in your mouth. [Verse 2] The club bathroom mirror is belligerent. (1 bar) Violet sweat and blood mixed with lipstick. (2 bars) Guys say, "Why are you so different?" (short guitar) Should be refreshing... not apocalyptic. (2 bars) I remember every favor... like recipes. (short pause) Not because I'm keeping score... because you rip them out when I'm not looking. (1 bar) You call it a game. I call it rotten to the core. [Verse 3] I keep spare change for buskers. (1 bar) Learned their names with kindness. (2 bars) You called that performance. Called it "pick me." (1 bar) Like noticing people is a trick. (2 bars) You text at 2 AM with a crisis you brewed. (short instrumental) I answer because I was raised not to let phones ring out. (2 bars) You read that as open. Twenty-four hours. (short pause) You turn up like I'll let you in. (2 bars) You tried on my empathy like a second-hand coat. (short instrumental) Then blamed me for not keeping you. (2 bars) Because you are something you can't admit. [Psychedelic Breakdown] (4–8 bars instrumental) I dissolve into the smoke... see myself above... glass hands... offered to everyone... turning into knives... on the way down... [Bridge] I'm not cold because I'm cruel. I'm cold because I learned to regulate. (2 bars) You taught me mercy is fuel. An inferno I learned to emulate. (2 bars) I wear my sweetness like a blade inside velvet. (2 bars) You only see the soft... when you bleed it. [Final Chorus] WHY... Is nice a weird word in your mouth? (2 bars) WHY... Do you file my kindness under weak? (2 bars) WHY... Do you mistake my open door for an empty house? (drop) (long silence) WHY... (full band) I am home. I've learned to protect it. I am not weird. I am awake. (2 bars) I won't apologize for not biting first. [Outro] (almost a cappella) Hold the door... (long pause) Say thank you... (long pause) Mean it. (2 bars ambience) Let them call me strange. (long pause) Let them choke on my softness... they tried to swallow whole. (long instrumental fade) Why... Why...
