[Verse 1 – soft, slightly breathy teenage vocal over warm Rhodes chords and acoustic guitar] Caught you walking her to class, Same moves you used to pull on me. Didn’t think I’d find out fast, But high school talks, and now I see. [add light bass and soft electric guitar accent on downbeats] You told me I was all you need, Now I’m the joke in your routine. You played it cool, said I was clingy— Guess that’s what you call loyalty. [Pre-Chorus – vocals lift emotionally with light vibrato; strings swell slightly under acoustic groove] I gave you every chance to be real, Believed the words you didn’t feel. Now I’m the one they laugh about, While you just smile and play it out. [Chorus – powerful melodic belt with harmony layers; full drum groove enters with claps and strummed acoustic guitar] [vocal: confident, emotional delivery with slight grit on key phrases] You said forever by the lockers, Swore I was the only one. Now you’re out there with the others, Like we were never close at all. [instrumental: electric guitar adds light stabs on beat two; vocal doubles on “kind of magic”] Thought we had a kind of magic, Now I’m just another name. You said forever like it mattered— But forever walked away. [Verse 2 – return to restrained vocal tone, acoustic guitar and Rhodes carry the rhythm] Used to meet me after gym, Now I see you waiting there for her. Guess it never meant a thing, Every promise just a blur. [add soft piano fills in spaces between lines] You gave your hoodie, said “don’t cry,” Then turned your back the next goodbye. Told your friends I got too deep, While you were lying in your sleep. [Pre-Chorus – vocal phrasing slightly sharper, more attitude, strings swell again] You had me thinking I was enough, But now I see through all that stuff. You liked the chase, not the girl— So I’m walking out of your world. [Chorus – repeat with added vocal intensity and harmony stack; subtle choir-like pad underneath] You said forever by the lockers, Swore I was the only one. Now you’re out there with the others, Like we were never close at all. [vocal ad-libs begin: “you don’t get me,” “it’s too late now”] Thought we had a kind of magic, Now I’m just another name. You said forever like it mattered— But forever walked away. [Bridge – strip back to soft piano, vocal is intimate, almost spoken-sung at first, then builds] [vocal: begin breathy, grow stronger by line 3] I cried in class, stayed home that week, Let silence say what I couldn’t speak. But now I’m stronger, now I know— The truth always finds a way to show. [Final Chorus – full production returns, string section swells, high harmony added on key words, vocal ad-libs soaring] [vocal: strong belt with attitude, melodic runs on “stood” and “way”] You said forever by the lockers, But you were gone before the bell. Now you’re someone I remember— Just a story I can tell. You thought I’d break, but I’m still standing, Learned to walk the other way. You said forever like it mattered— But forever couldn’t stay. [Outro – soft fade with Rhodes, acoustic guitar, and gentle vocal echo] [vocal: soft vibrato, whispered final line] You said forever… But forever walked away.
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