[Mood: emotional, raw, introspective, and melancholy.] [[Verse 2] – stronger tone, pain in phrasing] [Bridge] – raw, almost spoken, vulnerable tone]] [Final Chorus] – stripped down, emotional climax] [Outro] – soft whisper fade] [Intro: Soft Rhodes + light guitar riff] [Lead Female Vocal (Nia Monroe): low, warm tone, almost a whisper] Mmm… yeah… Every time I call your name, it’s the same. (Guitar bends slightly; bass slides in slow.) [Verse 1: Intimate, conversational] I used to count on you when the night got long, Told myself your silence didn’t mean you were gone. But every “sorry” came with another lie, You never looked me in the eye. Said you’d show up, but you never stayed, Always had some reason to drift away. You talk about love, but you never proved, Every word from you just left me bruised. [Pre-Chorus: Soft harmonies build behind her voice] And I kept on holdin’ out, For the day you’d turn around. But deep down I always knew — You’d never be true. [Chorus: Soulful, raw — full emotion] You were never there when I needed you most, I was callin’ your name, but talkin’ to ghosts. You say you care, but you never show, You keep on leavin’ — guess I should’ve known. (Ad-libs: “Should’ve known…” / “You never cared, no…”) [Verse 2: Slightly stronger tone, more pain in the delivery] You always said you’d change someday, But the truth don’t bend the same old way. Empty promises, same old lines, You can’t love me if you can’t find time. I gave you peace when you brought storms, Loved you cold, still kept you warm. Now I see you for what you are — A distant light that never shined that far. [Pre-Chorus: Emotional lift — soft background hums] I can’t keep waitin’ on a ghost, To love me when I need it most. Your words don’t mean what they used to do, ‘Cause I’m done believin’ you. [Chorus: Full band swell — heartbreak power] You were never there when I needed you most, I was callin’ your name, but talkin’ to ghosts. You say you care, but you never show, You keep on leavin’ — guess I should’ve known. (Guitar bends cry through the breaks; Nia’s voice cracks slightly on “known.”) [Bridge: Bluesy breakdown — soft drums, raw vocal tone] [Lead Female Vocal (Nia Monroe): raspy, tearful, almost spoken] All those nights I prayed you’d stay, You were out there slippin’ away. And I blamed myself for your goodbye, But baby, now I see the lie. (Electric guitar plays a single crying solo line behind her.) [Final Chorus: Heartfelt — stripped down to piano and voice] You were never there when I needed you most, Now I’m learnin’ to love what hurts the most. You say you care, but I finally know — You were never mine, you never showed. (Ad-libs: “Never cared…” / “Never tried…”) [Outro: Minimal — Rhodes + soft hum] [Lead Female Vocal (Nia Monroe): whisper tone, raw emotion] Mmm… You were never there… And maybe… You never cared. (Fades with slow guitar and reverb tail.)
