Jennie With Sad Eyes

[Verse 1 - clean guitar, intimate vocal] You conquered the world, you melted their hearts Then they tore you apart for not playing your part Every move dissected, every silence analyzed I see your smile But it’s not in your eyes They know every picture, every dress that you wore Every number, every headline, always asking for more A million people looking, but I wonder what they see The woman standing there Or who they want you to be [Pre-Chorus - restrained build] They loved the girl they invented Then blamed you when she disappeared How do you give them everything When everything is never enough? [Chorus - guitars widen] Jennie with sad eyes What do you see when the lights go down? When there’s nobody left to impress And no one screaming your name out loud Jennie with sad eyes I don’t pretend to know your life I just see your smile And wonder why It never seems to reach your eyes [Verse 2 - pull back, bass forward] They count every step like you owe them the dance Turn a tired human moment into evidence Love becomes a courtroom when the whole world gets a vote Every word you never said Still somehow gets a quote Maybe I’m just another stranger Seeing only what you let me see But sometimes something in the silence Says more than anything could speak [Pre-Chorus - vocal beginning to crack] They loved the girl they invented Perfect from every side But nobody can live forever Inside somebody else’s mind [Chorus - fuller] Jennie with sad eyes What do you see when the lights go down? When there’s nobody left to impress And no one screaming your name out loud Jennie with sad eyes I don’t pretend to know your life I just see your smile And wonder why It never seems to reach your eyes [Bridge - instruments fall away] Maybe I’m wrong Maybe you’re fine Maybe a photograph Is only a moment in time I hope I’m wrong I hope those eyes Are happier than they look tonight [Instrumental - distorted guitar blooms beneath bowed feedback] [Final Chorus - wide, emotional, never shouted] Jennie with sad eyes I hope you smile when the lights go down When there’s nobody left to impress And silence is the only sound Jennie with sad eyes You don’t owe the world your life I hope somewhere Away from their eyes You kept something for yourself inside [Outro - clean guitar, close vocal] You conquered the world You melted their hearts I hope you kept One piece of yours.