[FIRST BLOCK] — HIS VOICE (spoken, over soft ambient guitar) “Hey… I don’t know if you’ll even listen to this. I’ve been trying to find the right words, but I kept messing it up. I wrote you a letter… talked to your mum… thought you were gone for good. Then someone told me you were still in town, and— I don’t know… it felt like a sign. So… this is me trying to say what I should’ve said back then. Just… hear me out for a minute.” So when you open this song, I hope you hear where I went wrong. (gentle 12‑string chords fade in…) Verse 1 I’m sorry for the silence, Sorry for the days I disappeared. I never meant to leave you waiting, Never meant to make you feel that fear. I should’ve said it sooner, But I was tangled in my pride. Now every word I held back Is pouring out tonight. Pre‑Chorus And I don’t know if you’ll stay, But I had to try anyway. Chorus So when you open this song, I hope you hear where I went wrong. I never meant to let you down, I’m just trying to make it right somehow. If you let these words come through, Every line is me reaching out to you. So when you open this song, I hope you don’t close your heart. [HIS VOICE] (spoken, over soft ambient guitar) [Verse 2 — Her Reaction as She Listens] She’s sitting on her bed now, Phone glowing in her hands. My voice is in her headphones, And she’s trying to understand. I see her in my memory, Eyes soft but guarded still. She’s hearing every word I sing, But she’s not sure how to feel, I hope you don’t close your heart.
