Came Back Wrong

[no hums. no melodies] [Intro] (low, haunting, no rush) (soft, controlled) You opened it… (beat) …and now it’s open [Verse 1] You thought you could outrun the cost You thought the line was never crossed You dug it up, you pulled it through And now it’s standing next to you You call his name like it’s the same Like something pure survived the grave But every breath, every step— Is something you should not have saved [Pre-Chorus] (rising authority) You feel it now… don’t you lie That quiet shift behind the eyes You wanted more— Now look what you’ve become [Chorus] (full power, sustained) He came back wrong You knew it all along You felt it in your bones Before you brought him home And now it’s here And it’s not what you knew You didn’t bring him back— You brought something through [Verse 2] (lower, more intimate but heavier) You tried to mask it in your head Pretend the living weren’t the dead But every word falls out of place Like something else is wearing his face You wanted time, you wanted truth You wanted something you could use But what you pulled up from that ground Was never meant to follow you [Pre-Chorus] Don’t turn away… don’t close your eyes You made the choice, you drew the line You begged for this— Now don’t pretend you didn’t [Chorus] (bigger, more force) He came back wrong You knew it all along You felt it in your chest But you ignored the cost And now it stays It doesn’t leave you alone You didn’t bring him back— You gave it a home [Bridge] (strip → rise into dominance) (soft, almost whispered) You said you’d fix it… (beat) You said you’d make it right… (voice grows) You said you’d bring him back— (full power) BUT YOU DIDN’T BRING HIM BACK [Final Chorus] (full vocal dominance) He came back wrong And now it’s in your blood It knows you let it in It knows what you’ve become And it won’t stop It won’t give him back You didn’t save a life— You lost what you had [Outro] (cold, controlled) (quiet) You knew…