Ghosted at the Gates

[Intro] Steel strings hum a gentle warning, Soft as the dusk, yet a clear morning, A tale unfolds beneath the moon's crest, Of friendship's test at a metal fest. [Verse 1] In a dive bar, under neon signs, We made a pact, your hand in mine. "Let's brave the mosh, let's break our chains," But my echo's lost in the pouring rain. [Chorus] You left me ghosted at the gates, With a ticket and a heart that waits. The guitars wail, but inside I'm torn, Abandoned in a storm, in a country forlorn. [Interlude] A soulful twang meets a beat so deep, In the space where broken promises sleep. A fiddle cries for what could've been, In the harmony of might-have-seen. [Verse 2] I stood alone, where the wild things mosh, Among the screams, our memories wash. "Where are you?" I texted, against the blare, Met with silence, just empty air. [Chorus] You left me ghosted at the gates, In a crowd, yet alone, fate hesitates. The drums they beat, to the rhythm of my scorn, A lone cowboy, in a field of thorn. [Bridge] Was it fear, or just disdain? My calls, my texts, all in vain. In the riff, I find my solace, In the bass, I trace my malice. [Chorus] You left me ghosted at the gates, In a crowd, yet alone, fate hesitates. The drums they beat, to the rhythm of my scorn, A lone cowboy, in a field of thorn. [Bridge] Was it fear, or just disdain? My calls, my texts, all in vain. In the riff, I find my solace, In the bass, I trace my malice. [Interlude] [Chorus] You left me ghosted at the gates, In a crowd, yet alone, fate hesitates. The drums they beat, to the rhythm of my scorn, A lone cowboy, in a field of thorn. [Interlude] [Verse 3] Now the concert's just a memory, A reminder of your treachery. I've found new anthems to embrace, In the solitude of your empty space. [Outro] So here's to friends who leave you stranded, In the moments you most demanded. I'll sing my pain, let the chords ascend, 'Til the echo fades, and the heartaches mend.