[Verse 1] [Female vocal, low and steady, slight rasp, controlled bite] I hope you find this someday. I hope the clock doesn’t run you out. You fed me hope, sold me the dream. You numbed the ache long enough for me to grow. You were the light I thought I needed. You were the only door I thought was open. [Pre-Chorus / Build] [Pushing harder, more grit in the tone] I hope you find this someday. I hope it doesn’t arrive too late. You fed me hope, sold me the dream. You eased the pain, then watched me choke on it. You were the light I thought I needed. You were the choice I let myself want. [Verse 2] [Full bite, edged and direct, almost spoken-sung with force] Now I see it clear—you clipped the wings. You didn’t want the sky for me. You sold me dreams I couldn’t cash. Empty paper, pretty ink. You made me swear I’d stay. Then the dark hit and you were gone. So what the hell happened to every pretty thing you put in my head? So what the hell happened to showing up? [Chorus] [Powerful, resilient, open chest voice with grit and lift] I hope someday you find this. Hope the time doesn’t come too late. Night after night, once the tears went dry, I had to dream, I had to try, just to see if I could fly. (And I soared.) In the dark of the night I had to shine and tell myself, “You’ll be alright.” [Outro] [Steady, clear, unflinching—resilient rather than wounded] Now I’m making promises I already know I’ll keep. I’m not bitter. I’m not bruised. I was blinded by you. Now I see— you were one-sided. Yeah, you were one-sided. And I— I was blindsided. [Fade on the last line, voice still present and firm]
