Verse 1 You nod your head like you know better, Say “I got this”, then it’s now or never. I bite my tongue, I let it slide, But I see the ending every time. You wanna learn it the hard way, Run straight into the same mistake. I’m not saying I know it all, I just hear the echo before the fall. Pre-Chorus (half-spoken, minimalist beat) I don’t like saying “I told you so”, But it’s getting hard to let it go. Chorus If you listened, it’d be easier, Less drama, less “why didn’t we?”. If you listened just a little more, You’d see what I see. I’m not trying to be right all the time, I’m just a step ahead in my mind. So don’t get mad when I say it again, If you listened… we’d be fine. Post-Chorus (playful, whispered) Mm… Just saying. Verse 2 You roll your eyes, you call me “extra”, Say I overthink, say I lecture. But later on, you come back quiet, Like “okay… maybe you were right”. I don’t need credit, don’t need praise, I just hate watching you walk into flames. It’s not control, it’s care in disguise, I see the truth behind your pride. Pre-Chorus (soft harmonies) I let you choose, I let you try, But don’t blame me when I sigh. Chorus If you listened, it’d be easier, Less silence, less fixing me. If you listened just a little more, You’d save us all this energy. I’m not acting like I’m above, I just speak before it blows up. So don’t act shocked when it breaks again, If you listened… we’d be fine. Bridge (unexpected, stripped + spoken) Maybe I sound too calm, Maybe that’s why you don’t hear me. I don’t yell, I don’t beg, I just say it once… clearly. (beat drops out) Final Chorus (cool, confident, light groove) If you listened, you’d move faster, Skip the mess, skip the disaster. I don’t say things just to talk, I’ve already walked that walk. I’m not always right, okay… But I’m rarely wrong this way. So take a breath, just hear me then, If you listened… we’d be fine. Outro (soft, ironic) I won’t say it. You already know.
