[Intro: distorted guitar, fractured IDM beats] [Verse 1: tense rhythmic baritone] I had a perfect explanation For the damage I had done A thousand little reasons Why I wasn't the guilty one Then I watched your expression fall And heard the hurt beneath it all [Pre-Chorus: rising suspended chords] I could save my precious pride Or meet the pain I caused tonight [Chorus: soaring gritty vocals] I'll be brave enough to say it I was wrong and you were hurt Not a sentence full of reasons Not a way to shift the burden I can own the things I've broken I can change the things I do Being kind means being willing To be corrected by you [Break: chaotic bass polyrhythm, tom-heavy fills] [Verse 2: vulnerable melodic] I said the words without excuses Then I listened to your pain Asked what I could do to fix it And made sure I really changed [Bridge: half-time, intimate] An apology's a doorway But the work is walking through [Final Chorus: stacked harmonies, triumphant] I'll be brave enough to say it Let the truth remake my pride A kinder world needs people Who can put their egos aside [Outro: resolving guitar melody]
