[Intro] [Thick fuzzy guitar riff enters alone] [Deep rolling bass and sparse swampy drums lock in] [Chord Progression: Em – C – G – D] [Mood: heavy, dusty, late-night regret] [Verse 1] [Vocal Delivery: baritone male, mysterious and plain, low and steady] [Chord Progression: Em – C – G – D] It happens so quietly Like no one wants you to notice The years slip between your fingers While you’re busy making plans You swear you were just a kid Certain life would wait for you Then one morning you wake up Wondering where the time went [Pre-Chorus] [Riff thickens] [Vocal Delivery: baritone male, mysterious and plain, slight rise] [Chord Progression: Am – Em – C – D] I always believed there’d be another tomorrow Another chance to make things right Another day to become who I promised I’d be Before the people I loved became memories [Chorus] [Full heavy groove] [Vocal Delivery: baritone male, mysterious and plain, heavier] [Chord Progression: G – D – Em – C] First you lose them Then you forget their voice You’d give it all For one more talk Nobody warns you The last goodbye Becomes the one You play forever [Verse 2] [Same heavy riff] [Vocal Delivery: baritone male, mysterious and plain, low and worn] [Chord Progression: Em – C – G – D] The mirror changed before I did Inside I never really left The dreams are still the same ones The face just isn’t sixteen anymore I kept waiting for the right time Like life would wait beside me Now yesterday feels close enough to touch But somehow decades stand between us [Pre-Chorus] [Building weight] [Vocal Delivery: baritone male, mysterious and plain] [Chord Progression: Am – Em – C – D] You never know which goodbye is the last Or which memory becomes a lifetime Some doors close without a sound And never open again [Chorus] [Heavier return] [Vocal Delivery: baritone male, mysterious and plain, stronger] [Chord Progression: G – D – Em – C] First you lose them Then you forget their voice You’d give it all For one more talk Nobody warns you The last goodbye Becomes the one You play forever [Bridge] [Slows, more atmospheric] [Vocal Delivery: baritone male, mysterious and plain, almost spoken at first] [Chord Progression: Am – Em – C – G] I thought I’d have time to become someone Time to give them a reason to believe in me Instead they watched me stumble Then left before they ever saw me stand Now every step forward feels too late Every victory arrived to an empty room The applause came after everyone’s gone And I’ll spend forever wishing they heard it [Final Chorus] [Maximum weight] [Vocal Delivery: baritone male, mysterious and plain, most open] [Chord Progression: G – D – Em – C – Am – Em – C – D] First you lose them Then you forget their voice You’d give it all For one more talk Nobody warns you The last goodbye Becomes the one You play forever [Outro] [Riff collapses into feedback] [Vocal Delivery: baritone male, mysterious and plain, quiet] And I’ll never know… [Long fade] [End]
