[intro – acoustic strum, faint reverb tail] been a long road since the fire died, i still hear him every night i try. pick hits string, it’s my prayer in disguise, when my heart don’t talk, my guitar cries. [verse 1 – country rap, steady flow with swing] i been broke in the silence, learned pain’s a kind of science. you hold it ‘til it shapes your bones, you bleed it out, you build your own. lost my brother, lost my drive, hell took half, i kept alive. every string i bend bleeds truth, every song i write’s a bruise. [pre-chorus – falsetto lift, acoustic breathes under it] if you ever heard me pray at night, it wasn’t words, it was a fight. sound of sorrow turned to light, yeah this hurt got harmonized. [chorus – sung, falsetto in final line] my guitar cries where words fall short, tells the story i can’t report. from the pain to peace, it testifies, when my heart can’t speak, my guitar cries. my guitar cries… [hold] [verse 2 – deeper rap, heavier cadence] whiskey on my tongue, faith on my sleeve, hell taught me things heaven can’t teach. fire made a preacher out of grief, built my body on disbelief. now i’m iron where i used to bend, still chasing ghosts around the bend. ain’t no crown without the burn, ain’t no love without the learn. [pre-chorus – falsetto with harmony echo] so if i fade beneath these skies, let my soul hum lullabies. [chorus 2 – sung, double-layer vocals] my guitar cries where words fall short, tells the story i can’t report. from the pain to peace, it testifies, when my heart can’t speak, my guitar cries. [bridge – falsetto over slow strum] through the smoke, through the sound, his ghost still plays when i’m breakin’ down. six strings keep me tethered tight, between the loss and the fight. [final chorus – emotional build, falsetto belts and acoustic layers rise] my guitar cries, it saves my soul, sings what I can’t control. from the dark to the sunrise, yeah my brother lives when my guitar cries. [outro – gentle strum fades with reverb, whisper] when my heart don’t talk… my guitar cries.
