[Intro – Spoken softly] (soft ambient hum, like a low pad in the background) Hey, it’s me... (pause) Thought I’d reach out again and let you know I won’t leave. Been a while since I talked to you, But I ain’t leavin’ you, Pete. (mmm… yeah…) [Verse 1] (gentle beat starts, faint vocal “mmm” under the verse) I know you’re hurtin’, man — it’s hard to believe, We lost a brother, and he still ain’t at peace. You keep blamin’ yourself, but that weight ain’t yours, You’ve been carryin’ his ghost like a chain you wore. (mmm-hmm) I can see it in your eyes when you say you’re fine, You can lie to the world, but you can’t to mine. I’ve been there too, where the nights don’t end, Where the bottle looks close, and you’re missin’ your friend. (yeah… I know, I know…) You’ve been quiet too long, man, I notice the signs, Scrollin’ through your feed, I can read through the lines. You keep postin’ those songs, but they’re dark as hell, And I get what you’re sayin’ — you ain’t doin’ well. (mmm, yeah, I feel that…) [Chorus] (Beat swells; layered background vocals come in) Told him we’d keep goin’ (mmm, mmm) Told him we’d keep tryin’ (keep tryin’) Told him we’d keep standin’ even when we’re cryin’ (cryin’) Pete, hold on bro — we still survivin’ (still survivin’, yeah…) [Verse 2] (back to verse tone; light hum in background, like “mmm” following phrases) Man, I know you can hear me — I know that you’re listenin’, You can’t hide from the pain, or you’ll be stuck in that prison. Been seein’ your playlists — they ain’t healthy ones though, Try N-F again, might help keep Pete close. (mmm… keep him close…) Remember those car rides, when we blasted the beats, Had that real music playin’ till the end of the week. Hate to say this, believe me, but you’re slippin’ again, We just lost a brother — I can’t lose my friend. (can’t lose my friend…) Please just respond, let me hear you’re alive, I don’t want the next time I see you — to be an ambulance ride. (no, no…) I was there for Pete, and I know you can’t stand it, So for me — for our brother — don’t let the thoughts run rampant. (don’t let ‘em run, yeah…) [Bridge – Spoken quietly] (instrumental drops, faint humming underneath) Pete… I’m here, man. Anytime. (mmm…) Just call me back. Don’t do this alone, alright? (yeah… never alone…) [Outro – Chorus 3 version] (full emotional build, layered vocals echoing softly in reverb) I told him we’d keep goin’ (mmm, mmm) We’d fight till the end (fight till the end) Pete, don’t break now — I can’t lose another friend (cryin’) (yeahhh… ohhh-oh…) We both here and cryin’ (cryin’) (mmm, we both here… cryin’...) (instrumental fades with soft humming and heartbeat rhythm)
