[vocal mature_female_lead, low_warm_timbre, word_forward_delivery, clear_diction, crisp_consonants, clean_word_endings, grounded_chest_voice, natural_vocal_phrasing, firm_phrase_endings, measured_chorus_strain, emotional_sustain] [tempo slow_groove, blues_tinted_soft_rock, unhurried_pocket, slight_behind_the_beat_drum_pocket] [entry short_centered_intro, clean_blues_guitar_entry, warm_band_entry, direct_vocal_entry] [instrumentation clean_blues_guitar_color, warm_electric_guitar, rounded_bass, pocketed_drums, subtle_organ_color, light_background_vocal_support, soft_floor_tom_lift] [production blues_tinted_adult_soft_rock, human_band_pocket, natural_push_pull_groove, varied_hit_strength, slight_take_variation, organic_band_motion, emotional_repetition, gradual_chorus_bloom, final_chorus_bloom, phrase_variation] [mood wounded, guarded, unresolved, workday_aftershock, aching_restraint, adult_longing] [mix vocal_forward, word_forward_mix, warm_low_end_body, natural_drum_dynamics, smooth_high_end, softened_cymbal_transients, balanced_top_end, clean_top_end, balanced_stereo_field] [section intro_verse_chorus_verse_chorus_bridge_final_chorus_outro] [v5.0.2026.0629] [Words and story 2026 by Erv Lenzy Lenzy] [Verse 1] I keep my eyes on the desk in front of me, Same old keyboard, same wrong line. Your laugh rolls out from the breakroom doorway, And I pretend it don’t hit this time. You haven’t said her name, but I hear it coming, In the way you turn your eyes instead. You lean back easy, like we were nothing, Like I made the whole thing up in my head. [Chorus] Tell me why you went cold. Tell me why you went cold. Was it something I said, Or something you were told? Tell me why you went cold. [Verse 2] You pass my desk with a soft “good morning,” Don’t slow down enough for a reply. You give the room all your easy mercy, Then leave me standing there bone-dry. I smile too big when somebody asks me, Say, “Yeah, I’m good,” like I believe. But my hands stay flat on the edge of the table, Holding down what’s left of me. [Chorus] Tell me why you went cold. Tell me why you went cold. Was it something I said, Or something you were told? Tell me why you went cold. [Bridge] We weren’t together, I know that. I know how small this sounds. But I thought I mattered, at least a little, Before you laid me down. Not enough to ask you straight, Not enough to make a scene. Just enough to ruin Tuesday, Just enough to follow me. [Final Chorus] Tell me why you went cold. Tell me why you went cold. I'm sorry I cared. Was it something I did? Or did you get scared? Tell me why you went cold. Tell me why you went cold. I won’t ask you straight, But Lord, I still want to know. [end]
