[Mood: Hurt, Angry, Numb] [Energy: Medium] [Intro long | soft atmospheric + heavy 808s] [Verse 1 | auto-tuned melodic rap-sung vocal] Why do we only see the worst in our own blood? You left me in the cold when I needed you the most I was just a kid staring at the door every night Waiting for a father who never got the timing right You came back years later like nothing ever changed Acting like a hero, but the damage still remains Now you got a new family, new house, new life While I’m still here fighting with the pain every night [Pre-Chorus | rising dark synths] If you really cared… [Chorus | emotional auto-tuned melodic vocal] DON’T SAY A WORD I DON’T WANNA HEAR IT DON’T SAY A WORD I’M TIRED OF THE LIES DON’T SAY A WORD YOU HAD YOUR CHANCE TO STAY DON’T SAY A WORD JUST LET ME FADE AWAY [Verse 2 | auto-tuned melodic rap-sung vocal] What’s it like having a second chance at being a dad? Does she call you “hero”? Does she know what you had? You traded me for a fresh start, a clean slate Left your first son drowning in the mess you made I still got your old jacket hanging in my closet Smells like broken promises and the lies you deposited I should hate you, but part of me still waits For the day you finally say my name without the shame [Pre-Chorus | rising dark synths] If you really cared… [Chorus | emotional auto-tuned melodic vocal] DON’T SAY A WORD I DON’T WANNA HEAR IT DON’T SAY A WORD I’M TIRED OF THE LIES DON’T SAY A WORD YOU HAD YOUR CHANCE TO STAY DON’T SAY A WORD JUST LET ME FADE AWAY [Bridge | half-time | sparse piano + raw vocal] [Emotional vocal] I don’t need your sorrys I don’t need your reasons I just needed my father… But you were never there [Final Chorus | emotional peak with layered auto-tune] DON’T SAY A WORD I DON’T WANNA HEAR IT DON’T SAY A WORD I’M DONE WITH THE PAIN DON’T SAY A WORD YOU’RE JUST A STRANGER NOW DON’T SAY A WORD I’M LEARNING TO LIVE WITHOUT [Outro | 808s + distant guitar] Don’t say a word… Don’t say a word…
