[Intro - 8-bar solo guitar] [Verse 1] I see you in the morning light Same old smile, but not quite mine I walk beside you every day But my heart walks a step behind [Verse 2] You talk of dreams and summer skies Of lovers' touch and midnight wine But every word cuts like a knife 'Cause none of them were ever mine [Chorus] And I… never said a word Just held it in, let it burn I loved you more than I believed I could But I never said a word [Guitar solo] [Long, wailing bends – echoing the tension of restraint and heartbreak] [Verse 3] The years have gone, the nights grew cold You're someone else's story now But sometimes when the moon is full I still remember, I still allow… [Break - fusion of blues and hair rock melancholic guitar instrumental] [Verse 4] Your laugh, your hands, the way you sighed The way the world would fade away I wore my silence like a shroud And let you slowly slip away [Chorus] 'Cause I… never said a word Watched the fire, never stirred Loved you deeper than you ever knew But I never said a word But I never said a word [Bridge – softly, almost whispered] If I had just one night again I’d break the chains, I’d let it show But some things die without a sound And leave no place for love to go [Final Chorus – soaring, anguished] And I… never said a word Still taste the ache, still feel the hurt You were the truth I couldn’t speak aloud And I never said a word… [Outro – guitar fades into silence] [A single sustained note, bending down to nothing — like a thought never shared]



