[Intro - warm acoustic guitar] [Verse 1 - restrained, conversational male vocal] Walked into the bar Friends out for a drink A little noise, a little laughter Not too much to overthink The evening found its way Sat down, said how are you One story led to another Like conversations do [Verse 2 - add light piano and harmony textures] He said he’d been a medic Back when the calls came through Stabbed and shot while saving lives Still carried what he knew I couldn’t imagine What that could do Thought I showed him kindness I thought I saw his truth [Pre-Chorus - build tension] I didn’t see the warning Didn’t hear the glass about to break One word landed heavy In a place I couldn’t shake [Chorus - bigger harmonies, emotional lift] Yeah, he came unhinged Was barely holding on I touched a buried wire Didn’t know the charge was on He came unglued Under those bar room lights I was only trying to meet him Not cross some hidden line [Verse 3 - pull back slightly] We talked about the hard things The ones most people leave Faith and flags and broken minds And what a job can make you be I said some roads are heavy Some scars don’t leave the skin But a word I barely meant to use Went somewhere deep within [Bridge - intimate, reflective] I don’t want to make him evil But don’t want to wear the blame Your ghosts still haunt you Something calls your name [Electric Guitar Solo - melodic, not flashy] [Final Chorus - full band, layered harmonies] Yeah, he came unhinged Was barely holding on I touched a buried wire Didn’t know the charge was on He came unglued I walked into the night Thinking some men don’t want answers They may never find what's right [Outro - fade with acoustic guitar and soft lead fills] Some wounds don’t need a reason They just need somewhere to land I was there beneath it Still don’t know where I stand (Fade Out)
