3) Release (no remaster)

Aggressive Southern metal, southern appellation male virtuoso vocals, energetic, pentatonic, doubletrack staggered vocal runs, folk, rock

February 26, 2025 at 5:36 AMv4

*(Pre-Chorus)*  
I held onto the pieces, tried to make sense of it all,
But some things cut so deep, you don’t see where you fall,

*(Chorus)*  
years of holding on to ghosts I couldn’t see  
years of asking why it had to be you and me  
Now I see your face, and you’re wearing that smile  
But you’re not mine, no, haven’t been for a while.
[guitar left channel]
[guitar right channel]
[guitars trade riffs]
*(Verse 2)*  
I built my walls so high, tried to hide from the truth,  
Lost myself in the memories, in the wreckage of youth,
You moved on, found a future, while I stayed in the past,
Thought I’d find my way back, but the years moved too fast,

*(Pre-Chorus)*  
And now you're standing there with a ring on your hand,
While I’m left wondering who I could have been.

*(Chorus)*  
[doubletrack vocals]
years of holding on to what was never mine,
years of shadows dancing in my mind,  
Now I see your face, and you’ve moved on too,
And I feel the relief of knowing that’s  through

*(Bridge)*

*(Chorus)*  
years of holding on to dreams that wouldn’t grow  
years of silence in the space where love should go  
Now I see your face, and I’m ready to say  
I’ll let go of yesterday, let tomorrow find its way .

[acoustic guitar slow strumming]
Ev’ry thing I thought I learned from you,
like a yoke I bore like I was a beast,
Though letting go was so hard to do,
I finally set myself free.
(Outro)
[downtempo]
So many years ago, I let you break my mind and heart  
[spoken]
Now I’m letting go, and that’s my brand new start  
[silence]
[acoustic fade in]
[acoustic guitar slow strumming]
Just a mem’ree of you
(A mem’ree) (mem’ree)
[spoken] of you
[pause]
[spoken] goodbye, baby

[end]

[extended guitar intro] (Verse 1) We were young, we were endless, two hearts in the flame, First time I fell in love, swore I’d never be the same, But then you whispered that secret in the dead of night, Something buried in your past that shattered my mind. *(Pre-Chorus)* I held onto the pieces, tried to make sense of it all, But some things cut so deep, you don’t see where you fall, *(Chorus)* years of holding on to ghosts I couldn’t see years of asking why it had to be you and me Now I see your face, and you’re wearing that smile But you’re not mine, no, haven’t been for a while. [guitar left channel] [guitar right channel] [guitars trade riffs] *(Verse 2)* I built my walls so high, tried to hide from the truth, Lost myself in the memories, in the wreckage of youth, You moved on, found a future, while I stayed in the past, Thought I’d find my way back, but the years moved too fast, *(Pre-Chorus)* And now you're standing there with a ring on your hand, While I’m left wondering who I could have been. *(Chorus)* [doubletrack vocals] years of holding on to what was never mine, years of shadows dancing in my mind, Now I see your face, and you’ve moved on too, And I feel the relief of knowing that’s through *(Bridge)* *(Chorus)* years of holding on to dreams that wouldn’t grow years of silence in the space where love should go Now I see your face, and I’m ready to say I’ll let go of yesterday, let tomorrow find its way . [acoustic guitar slow strumming] Ev’ry thing I thought I learned from you, like a yoke I bore like I was a beast, Though letting go was so hard to do, I finally set myself free. (Outro) [downtempo] So many years ago, I let you break my mind and heart [spoken] Now I’m letting go, and that’s my brand new start [silence] [acoustic fade in] [acoustic guitar slow strumming] Just a mem’ree of you (A mem’ree) (mem’ree) [spoken] of you [pause] [spoken] goodbye, baby [end]