[INTRO – Instrumental Sparse plucked strings Low, echoing notes Soft slide into minor key] [VERSE 1] There’s a place where the road forgets your name Where the crows won’t sing along I played my hands till the night stood still And the silence learned my song [PRE-CHORUS] No moon above, no shadow cast Just breath between the beats Every step felt borrowed time Every note beneath my feet [CHORUS] The crossroad doesn’t answer back It only listens close You ask for fire, it hands you flame Then warms its hands on smoke [VERSE 2] He never said what the price would be Just smiled like he already knew I swear the wind leaned in that night Like it was part of the deal too [CHORUS] The crossroad doesn’t answer back No mercy, no reply It gives you wings made out of want And waits to see you fly [INSTRUMENTAL SOLO Slow, expressive guitar solo Bending notes, long sustain] [BRIDGE – Whispered Vocals] If I signed my name, I don’t recall If I fell, I never hit But something hums inside my chest When I play like I owe it [FINAL CHORUS – Intensified] The crossroad doesn’t answer back It just remembers well Every song I thought was mine Still rings inside that hell [OUTRO – Instrumental Fade Single sustained note dissolving into silence]
