Never Heard Me

[Verse 1 Gritty, low, simmering anger—slow, pounding drums, distorted bassline building up tension.]
I was just a kid when I learned to choke it down,
Bite my tongue, lock it up, never make a sound.
You called it growing up, I called it drowning,
But you never stopped to ask if I was okay.
I screamed into the walls, but they never echoed back,
I slammed every door, but you never kept track.
Tell me, was it easier just to look away?
Did you ever care—or was I in your way?
[Pre-Chorus Tension rising, drums hitting harder, guitars creeping in.)
You shut me down, shut me out, made me feel so fucking small,
Now I’m too loud, too proud, breaking through your paper walls.
You said I’d thank you someday, but I never will—
I’m still bleeding from the weight of standing still.
[Chorus Full explosion—blistering guitars, pounding drums, Xander’s voice full of rage.]
Did you ever hear me?! Did you ever care?!
I was right there, but you left me gasping for air!
I broke myself just to make you see,
But you never, never, never heard me!
You turned away when I needed you most,
Left me to haunt this house like a ghost!
I burned it all just to make you see,
But you never, never, never heard me!
[Verse 2 Drop back to the brooding tension, heavy bassline, drums ticking like a time bomb.]
I built a world out of all my broken parts,
Turned my pain into a song, now it’s tearing you apart.
You always said I’d be nothing without you,
Now tell me, do you hear me now?
You can’t ignore the noise, can’t silence the sound,
Every word you never said is burning me down.
Did you think I’d just fade away?
Did you think I’d let you bury me?
[Pre-Chorus Drums intensify, guitars screech in the background—building to another explosion.]
You shut me down, shut me out, made me feel so fucking small,
Now I’m too loud, too proud, breaking through your paper walls.
You said I’d thank you someday, but I never will—
I’m still bleeding from the weight of standing still.
[Chorus Even heavier, drums hitting like thunder, Xander’s voice raw and venomous.)
Did you ever hear me?! Did you ever care?!
I was right there, but you left me gasping for air!
I broke myself just to make you see,
But you never, never, never heard me!
You turned away when I needed you most,
Left me to haunt this house like a ghost!
I burned it all just to make you see,
But you never, never, never heard me
[Bridge Breakdown—heavy, distorted, Xander practically growling into the mic.]
I bit my tongue until I tasted blood,
You watched me drown but never pulled me up!
Now I’m screaming, screaming, screaming your name,
But you’re deaf to the fire, deaf to the flame!
[Instrumental breakdown—guitar solo full of chaos, drums hitting like a hammer, bass rumbling like an earthquake.]
[Final Chorus] (Last, most intense version—Xander’s voice cracking from raw emotion.]
Did you ever hear me?! Did you ever care?!
I was right there, but you left me gasping for air!
I broke myself just to make you see,
But you never, never, never heard me!

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