(Male lead. Uneasy, distant, subtle wrongness.) [Intro] (clean tremolo guitar, low hum underneath) (no vocals) [Verse 1] He was waiting by the door again Like nothing ever happened Same place, same quiet stare But something in it’s different Didn’t move the way he used to move Didn’t sound the same at all Just watched me like he knew something I wasn’t meant to see at all [Pre-Lift] (quiet, almost under breath) I told myself it’s nothing Just something I can’t explain But the way he held the silence… Didn’t feel the same [Main Lift] (slight expansion, still restrained) He came back… but not the same Something hollow in his name Like he crossed a line and brought it through Now it’s looking back at you And I can feel it when he moves Like the air shifts in the room There’s something here I can’t undo… And I don’t know what I let through [Verse 2] He don’t eat, he don’t sleep Just disappears and reappears Every step feels out of place Like he’s not supposed to be here I tried to call him like before Tried to make it feel the same But the sound just fell apart Like he doesn’t know his name [Pre-Lift] I told myself it’s working That everything’s okay But the longer that I watch him… The more it slips away [Main Lift] (slightly wider, still controlled) He came back… but not the same Something deeper took his place And I see it in the way he stares Like he knows I’m not prepared And I can feel it in my chest Like a weight I can’t confess There’s something here that followed through… And I don’t know what I brought through [Mid Section] (strip down, uneasy) (quiet) This isn’t right… (beat) …but it’s still him… (beat, longer) …isn’t it…? [Final Lift] (no huge explosion, just fuller texture) He came back… but not the same And I don’t know who to blame Was it me or something else… That came crawling through that place And I can feel it in the air Like it’s always standing there There’s something here I can’t undo… And I don’t know what I let through [Outro] (guitar fades, low hum remains) (quiet) …not the same…
