[Verse 1] [solo baritone male vocals] I was wrong To think that I could ever get away And I thought I was normal in here But you made me look like the fool that I am I was wrong, and you never told me otherwise You let me play the fool in front of everyone And I was blind enough to play along [Pre-Chorus] [low strings swell, acoustic guitar joins] The quiet in the room cuts deeper than my pride You let me stand exposed while you stepped to the side Every nod you gave was just another rope To tie around my neck and choke my naive hope [Chorus] [drums enter, dynamic vocal lift] Now the laughter lingers long after they leave Tracing every lie that I was desperate to believe Yeah, you let me wear a crown made out of glass Just to watch it shatter when the moment passed I was building bridges while you counted every fall Left out in the cold, standing small against the wall [Verse 2] [tempo steady, subdued rhythm] I rehearsed every line, convinced that I was clear Deaf to all the warnings whispered in my ear You kept the truth tucked deep inside your chest Smiled while the room put my ignorance to test No rescue in your eyes, no reaching for my hand Just a front-row seat to watch me turn to sand [Pre-Chorus] [building tension, driving percussion] The quiet in the room cuts deeper than my pride You let me stand exposed while you stepped to the side Every nod you gave was just another rope To tie around my neck and choke my naive hope [Chorus] [full intensity, gritty baritone] Now the laughter lingers long after they leave Tracing every lie that I was desperate to believe Yeah, you let me wear a crown made out of glass Just to watch it shatter when the moment passed I was building bridges while you counted every fall Left out in the cold, standing small against the wall [Bridge] [tempo pulls back, heavy bass, isolated vocal] It wasn't the strangers pointing at the floor It was you, leaning quietly against the door Knowing exactly how the script would end Letting silence do the killing of a friend [Guitar Solo / Instrumental Break] [melodic, sorrowful electric guitar build] [Chorus] [maximum energy, powerful delivery] Now the laughter lingers long after they leave Tracing every lie that I was desperate to believe Yeah, you let me wear a crown made out of glass Just to watch it shatter when the moment passed I was building bridges while you counted every fall Left out in the cold, standing small against the wall [Outro] [fading acoustic guitar, solo vocal dropping to a near whisper] I was only a fool And you just watched me take the fall Curtain falls [abrupt cut to silence]
