[Clean Guitar Intro – soft arpeggio, minor key]
Verse 1
I remember the sound of the screen door slam
Late summer air, blood on my hands
Didn’t mean for it to go that far
Didn’t know who I really was
You stood there frozen in the light
One word from you could’ve stopped the night
But silence cut deeper than a knife
And I let it decide my life
Pre-Chorus
You want the truth — it won’t come clean
Some things live in between
Chorus
Don’t ask me why
I won’t say it twice
Some doors you close
You close for life
Don’t ask me how
I sleep at night
You wouldn’t understand
So don’t ask me why
[Riff builds — drums enter slow, heavy]
Verse 2
Every mirror tells me the same
Different face, but the same old blame
I wear it like a second skin
Let it sink, let it settle in
You say time’s gonna wash it out
But time don’t know what this is about
Every hour just makes it clear
Some ghosts don’t disappear
Pre-Chorus
You want a name, you want a line
Something simple to define
Chorus
Don’t ask me why
I drew that line
Some lines once crossed
You never rewind
Don’t ask me how
I’m still alive
You wouldn’t understand
So don’t ask me why
[Bridge – music drops back, clean guitar returns]
I tried to bury it deep in the ground
But it keeps on rising without a sound
No prayer, no judge, no alibi
Just me and the truth I deny
[Solo Section – emotional, melodic, building to full distortion]
Final Chorus – bigger, layered vocals]
Don’t ask me why
I won’t confess
You want regret —
You’ll get what’s left
Don’t ask me how
I hold this line
You wouldn’t understand
You were never inside
Don’t ask me why
D3MONS
