[Instrumental – electric piano motif | sparse drums] (Don’t be offended) ⸻ [Verse 1 – low register, restrained delivery] I learned the weight of money young Morning streets, folded news Thought coins could buy me distance From the things I couldn’t choose Worked my way into believing That busy meant I was free Didn’t see the debt was building Didn’t see it separating me ⸻ [Pre-Chorus – tighten phrasing, slight lift] I mistook approval for purpose Mistook rules for a voice Did what looked right from the outside Never learned how to choose ⸻ [Chorus – steady, grounded, no falsetto yet] I was young, I was certain, I was sure I thought effort meant I’d arrive Faith felt loud, felt heavy back then Like a role I was born to survive Now I stand here knowing better Still wishing I believed the same Not the answers, not the order Just the fire, just the flame ⸻ [Instrumental Break – electric piano lead | bass exposed] (Don’t be offended) ⸻ [Verse 2 – slightly more edge, closer mic] Faith was pressure, not a shelter Measured by the lines I toed Every step was watched and weighted By a path I never chose Tried to be who they could stand Tried to keep my conscience clean Fought the mirror every morning With the voice that whispered in between ⸻ [Pre-Chorus – drop instruments briefly] Says “you were never meant to be here” “You don’t have the strength to stay” Every time I reach for better It repeats itself that way ⸻ [Chorus – second pass, add light backing vocals] I was young, I was certain, I was sure I thought faith would carry me through Now I know it’s not that simple Still I miss how real it felt back then Yeah I stand here seeing clearly What belief can cost and give I don’t miss the rules or answers I miss how hard I used to live ⸻ [Bridge – falsetto on select lines only | pull drums back] (Don’t be offended) I don’t want the fear again (Don’t be offended) I don’t want the blind belief (Don’t be offended) But I wish I had the courage Of the boy who didn’t sleep ⸻ [Final Chorus – full but restrained | resolve musically, not lyrically] I was young, I was certain, I was sure I thought dreaming meant I belonged Life hit back, didn’t bend, didn’t wait Still I’ve been standing all along I don’t need it to make sense now I don’t need it to be clean I just wish I had the faith Of the man I used to be ⸻ [Outro – electric piano only | unresolved fade] (Don’t be offended)
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