[VERSE 1 – calm, low, steady] Yeah, it happened years ago, but it lived in me to the present day. I’m still paying the price for the pain you still refuse to see. [VERSE 2 – controlled, restrained] It’s not about whether I forgive or not. You can’t tell an injured man to stop bleeding. By the way — why am I talking to you, when I already know I’m wasting my breath? [VERSE 3 – quiet clarity] Maybe this was never for you. Maybe it was always for me. [BRIDGE – imagined understanding] In my mind, you finally realize you were wrong. You see it. You understand it. You say the words the way they should have been said. (short instrumental lift — almost resolves, then drops) [OUTRO – resolved, emotionally finished] But even if you did in real life, the pain would still be there. I’m past needing apologies. I just want to protect my peace.
