[intro] [Drums, drums… muted guitar hum, like a distant, tired heartbeat. Then a quick, sharp cymbal hit, and a low, repetitive bass line joins.] [Verse 1] Let me be right, When I stumble through the gate. Smell of last call, her fumes, songs I f*ing hate. When my key scrapes twice in the lock, like a curse, Before the silence hits, before it gets worse. [Pre-Chorus] Turn off the lights, don’t ask about the mileage. Before you start to speak — Just give me this one night. Just one, alright? --- [Chorus – more percussive, resigned] Let me be right, Even when I lie. Let me be right, Just this time. Let me be right, Though the damage shows. Let me be right… Before you know. --- Your stare is tiled and freezing cold, a digital display, The fridge hums louder than the words you chose not to say. ---[Short instrumental] [Verse 2] We talk through drawers and cups and glass, Until you say, “Is it her again?” — and let it pass. And I recite the lines like hymns: “ “It meant nothing.” (Yeah, right.) “We just talked.” (Just talked, okay?) “It was a long day.” I swear… it meant nothing. --- [Chorus – same, resigned] Let me be right, Even when I lie. Let me be right, Just this time. Let me be right, Though the damage shows. Let me be right… Before you know. ---[solo riff] [Bridge – spoken / cinematic whisper] Even now, . You think I don’t know what I’ve done? (I do.) But I live better when you pretend It’s still ours. --- [Final Chorus – hushed, vulnerable] Let me be right, Just for tonight. Let me be right, Till I’m out of sight. Let me be right, So I can come home. Let me be right… Before you’re gone. --- [Outro – whispered echo] Let me… Let me be… Let me… [End]
