[Verse 1 : Deep Raspy, Weathered Voice] [warm, low delivery — heavy with restraint] Each day we move as if nothing has shifted, Step by step, passing ghosts of who we’ve been. A mirrored face stares back in quiet truth, Revealing every fracture we pretend not to see. But we never speak it… Never dare to speak it to ourselves. [Pre-Chorus] [strings rise like a slow ache] Mmmmm… Mmm mmm… Mmmm… We are so cruel, Cruel in the silence no one else can hear. [Chorus] [full arrangement blooms softly — steady, grounded pulse] We tear apart everything we’ve made, Breaking down the walls we fought to raise. ‘Til we’re falling, falling, Buried in the ground, With tears carving rivers down our faces, Like storms we never learned to survive. We press ourselves into the weight, A hammer on our shoulders, Guilt, sorrow, loneliness— Too vast for a single heart to carry. [Verse 2] [soft acoustic textures, echo lingering in the distance] We hide the fragile parts within, The ones that ache just to be seen. Wear a smile shaped out of denial, While something deeper cries unheard. We swallow truth before it forms, And call that strength… But it’s fear wrapped in quiet. [Pre-Chorus 2] [layered voices, like whispers circling] Mmmmm… Mmm mmm… Mmmm… Still we are cruel… Cruel to the soul that begs for mercy most. [Chorus – Repeat] [rhythm softens, voices stretch outward] We tear apart everything we’ve made… (Down… down… down…) Until we break beneath The weight we chose to hold alone. [Bridge] [rising swell, distant choir-like presence, air thick with emotion] Maybe one day we’ll face the reflection, Maybe one day we’ll learn To loosen the weight we’ve been gripping, With trembling hands we’ve hidden Deep beneath our ribs. [voice rises, fragile but reaching] Maybe we’ll finally breathe Without feeling like we’re breaking. [Pre-Chorus] [strings return, swelling with quiet intensity] Mmmmm… Mmm mmm… Mmmm… We are so cruel, Cruel in the silence no one hears. [Chorus] [full emotional return — powerful yet restrained] We tear apart everything we’ve made, Breaking down the walls we fought to raise. ‘Til we’re falling, falling, Buried in the ground, With tears carving rivers down our faces, Like storms we never learned to survive. [Fade Out] [humming returns, distant and dissolving] Mmmmm… Mmm mmm… Mmmm… [Outro] [soft ambient wash, fading breaths, distant harmonics] Maybe gentleness will find us yet, In the silence we once feared. Maybe we’ll finally hear our hearts Without the echo of blame. [final hum, barely there] Mmmmm… mmm… mmm…
