"I Never Forgot"(Response Song)
"I Never Forgot" Response to "Back When" by Conteena Chase Performed by AI Artist Clark Banger Written by 12Gauge858 Music Spoken Intro (Warm Rhodes piano... distant thunder... low cello swelling... soft room ambience) Clark (spoken softly): You know... Life has a funny way... Of showing you who really loves you... Not when everything's going right... But when everything's falling apart... And when I think about those days... Those nights... When I couldn't carry myself... I think about you... And I've carried that with me ever since... Verse 1 There was a winter I don't talk about Four bare walls and a house full of doubt Bills stacked high on the kitchen table Trying to be strong when I wasn't able Coffee getting cold in a chipped-up cup You'd sit beside me saying, "Don't give up" Never tried fixing what you couldn't mend You just stayed there like a faithful friend There were nights I couldn't sleep at all Watching shadows dance across the hall You knew exactly when to let me speak And when to simply sit there quietly Pre-Chorus And I remember Every word you said When the weight of the world Had me hanging by a thread You never asked What was in it for you You just stayed Like real ones do Chorus I never forgot... The niiiights you held me togetherrrrrrrr... (sustained note) When my whole world felt like It couldn't handle the weatherrrrrrrr... (smooth falsetto lift) You carried pieces of me I couldn't carry alooooooone... So if you're hurting tonight You don't have to hurt alooooooone... Nooooo... I never forgottttttt... The strength you gave back thennnnn... And if you call my naaaaaame... I'll be there agaiiiiiiiin... Verse 2 I still remember that old front porch That yellow light by the screen door Rain coming down from a restless sky While I sat there trying not to cry You knew my silence better than words Heard every pain I never said first Some folks leave when the hard times start You stayed and carried half my heart Now I hear you've been fighting storms Trying to smile through what you're going through And something deep down tells me it's true Before you ever say a word or two So if you're sitting there all by yourself Thinking nobody notices your hurt Girl, the same way you showed up for me I'm already pulling on my boots Pre-Chorus 'Cause I remember The way you stood your ground When my whole world Came crashing down Time may move But some things never do Real love... Real loyalty... Always comes through Chorus I never forgot... The niiiights you held me togetherrrrrrrr... When my whole world felt like It couldn't handle the weatherrrrrrrr... You carried pieces of me I couldn't carry alooooooone... So if you're hurting tonight You don't have to hurt alooooooone... Nooooo... I never forgottttttt... The strength you gave back thennnnn... And if you call my naaaaaame... I'll be there agaiiiiiiiin... Breakdown (Drums disappear. Rhodes and cello only.) Clark (softly): Mmmmm... You saw me when I was broken... When I didn't even recognize myself... And somehow... You stayed... (cello swell) Clark falsetto: Stayeddddddddddddd... Oooooooohhhhhhhhh... Stayeddddddddddddd... And I never forgot... No... I never forgot... Bridge What kind of man would I be If I forgot the hands that lifted me When I was standing at my lowest place You gave me strength I couldn't replace Now if your world feels heavy tonight And the darkness won't loosen its hold Girl, look outside... 'Cause somewhere down that road... I'm already coming... Blues Guitar & Cello Solo (16 bars of crying blues guitar. Dark cello swells underneath. Rhodes carries the emotional foundation.) Final Chorus (Key Change) (Band rises. Cello grows larger. Drums return. Clark pushes harder emotionally.) I never forgottttttt... The nights you carried meeeeeeeee... When I couldn't find the strength To be the man I needed to beeeeeee... You carried pieces of me I couldn't carry alooooooone... So if you're hurting tonight You don't have to hurt alooooooone... Noooooooo... I never forgottttttttttt... The strength you gave back thennnnnnn... And if you call my naaaaaaame... I'll be there agaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin... (massive sustained falsetto note over soaring cello and blues guitar) Outro (Band falls away. Rhodes piano remains. Sparse cello notes.) Clark (softly spoken): Some people come into your life... And leave footprints... Some leave scars... And some... Leave light... You were light... Back then... And if you need me now... You won't have to ask twice... (whispered falsetto) I never forgot... Never forgot... Mmmmmmmmm... (single cello note fades into silence) 🎻🌧️🎹
