[Intro – low pulse, filtered guitar] [hold tension] ...i for an i.... [Verse 1 – restrained, dry] You wrote my name [short pause] On something made to fade. You tore it clean [short pause] Asked me to hold your blame. I stayed quiet [short pause] Let the damage pass as peace. I learned early [short pause] Silence cuts when chosen. [Instrumental Break – palm-muted chug] [repeat riff, build] [Chorus – wide, anthemic] I for an I That’s how we answer time. You give a lie I give you quiet, precise. We trade our hearts Like something bought, then tossed aside. I for an I Until we both go blind. [Verse 2 – firmer, bass forward] You kept score [short pause] Like mercy needs a list. You laid it out [short pause] Every flaw you didn’t miss. I kept trying [short pause] Even when I should’ve gone. Truth gets heavy [short pause] When it’s pulled apart too long. [Instrumental – full band groove] [repeat main riff, drop last bar] [Chorus – repeat, added harmony] I for an I That’s how we answer time. You give a lie I give you quiet, precise. We trade our hearts Like something bought, then tossed aside. I for an I Until we both go blind. [Bridge – half-time, sparse] Were we talking [short pause] Or just loading the strike? Did we drain it [short pause] Just to prove who survived? If I let go [short pause] Of the need to be right, Can I leave this [short pause] Without dragging the fight? [Instrumental Lift – rising chords] [no vocals] [Final Chorus – full force] I for an I I’m done answering time. Keep your lies I’m done sharpening mine. No more hearts Hung on numbers or pride. I for an I And I choose sight. [Outro – hard stop] [no fade]
