Silent Cruelty

(Verse 1)
[Soft acoustic guitar intro, mid-tempo, melancholic tone]
I called it limerence, that one-sided gravity,
Pulling me under, deeper every day.
Told myself it's fleeting, just a phase I'd outrun,
So I severed the tie, thought the quiet would stay.
But echoes linger, whispering doubt in my heart—
Was it ever that simple to walk away?

(Chorus)
[Male vocals, introspective with resignation, layered harmonies]
Yet she holds this quiet corner of my heart,
Unmoved, unyielding, no matter the miles apart.
Even if these feelings are real in the end,
The truth cuts deeper—she never felt it back then.
It's a silent cruelty, love living alone,
Forever unreturned, forever my own.

(Verse 2)
[Piano enters softly, tempo steady, subtle build]
Memories flicker in my minds dark empty hall,
Her cool indifference sharpens in hindsight's light.
I thought I'd killed the illusion, laid it to rest,
But the ache disguises itself, refuses to die.
If it's not a counterfeit, then it's love's long shadow,
Killing me still, with the thought she'll never be mine.

(Bridge)
[Drums fade in lightly, vocals intensify with raw vulnerability]
The truth settles heavy as time goes on.
My heart poured out dreams that never came true.
She walks on untouched, while I'm stuck on this road,
One-way and endless, no turning back to her.
Sad how real affection can thrive in the void,
Growing in silence, then fading alone.

(Chorus – final, with added vocal echoes and emotional swell)
Yet she holds this quiet corner of my heart,
Unmoved, unyielding, tearing me apart.
Even if these feelings are real in the end...
She never felt it—she never felt it back then.
It's a silent cruelty, love living alone...
Silent...shhh...cruelty...

indie rock, dark ambient, shamanic, electric violin, glitch, male