Shadows of the Blame]

[Intro] (Distorted acoustic guitar, slow pulsing synth bass, moody atmosphere) (Whispered background vocals: Do I know you... do I know you...) [Verse 1] You turned around and erased my face Acted like I was a stranger in this place You made your choices, signed on the line Chased a ghost idea that wasn't mine Now the weight is heavy, the storm is real And you're looking for someone to make a deal Looking at the mirror through a fractured glass Hoping that the consequences somehow pass [Verse 2] Walking through a hallway of altered history Turning every truth into a mystery Held captive by a game you couldn't control Letting someone else take the wheel and your soul Now you’re pointing fingers through the window pane Trying to find an easy reason for the pain [Pre-Chorus] Yesterday's truth is tomorrow's lie You flip the script and you don't know why First it was hate, now it’s sacred ground Spinning in circles, lost and bound [Chorus] I was standing by your side in the quiet cold Loyal to the stories that we used to hold But you build your walls and you paint them black Throwing the blame where it don't attach I didn't lead you down that track No, I didn't lead you down that track [Verse 3] Used by the shadows, blind to the game Taking the fall while you whisper my name You gave away your keys to a hollow hand Now you’re sinking down in the shifting sand Rewriting who was bad and who was good Twisting up the words like you knew you would [Pre-Chorus] Yesterday's truth is tomorrow's lie You flip the script and you don't know why Changing the story to survive the night Blaming the dark when you turned off the light [Chorus] I was standing by your side in the quiet cold Loyal to the stories that we used to hold But you build your walls and you paint them black Throwing the blame where it don't attach I didn't lead you down that track No, I didn't lead you down that track [Guitar Solo - Melancholic and Slow] [Bridge] (Music swells, heavy electric guitars and drums kick in) Friendship isn't a scapegoat's cage I won't be a line in your rewritten page! I extended my hand, but you wanted a target A debt of your own that you can't erase You can rewrite the past, you can rewrite the start But you can't place the fault on a loyal heart! [Breakdown] (Bass line and kick drum only, ambient synth pads) You locked the door and blamed the key You broke the bond and blamed it on me I offered quiet ground, you built a fire Trapped inside your own desire... [Guitar Solo - Soaring and Energetic] [Chorus] (Full intensity, explosive drums) I was standing by your side in the quiet cold Loyal to the stories that we used to hold But you build your walls and you paint them black Throwing the blame where it don't attach I didn't lead you down that track No, I didn't lead you down that track! [Outro] (Acoustic guitar drops back in, music slows down) You hold the pen, you hold the weight... I walk away from the borrowed hate. I walk away... My hands are clear. (Distorted guitar echo, gentle fade out)