YOU’RE SAFE NOW

[Intro – door close, soft room tone]
You can come in.
It’s okay.
[Verse 1]
You stand too far from the doorway
Like you don’t want to block the light
You smile like you’re practicing
Like this is how you survive
You ask me how I’m doing
Like people do when they’re kind
You don’t touch anything at all
Just look around like it’s fine
[Pre-Chorus]
You don’t rush
You don’t stare
You act like this room
Isn’t aware
[Chorus]
You say, “You’re safe now”
Like it’s a fact
Like danger stays behind
Once you outrun the past
You say it easy
Like it’s true
Like the word “safe”
Still means what it used to
[Verse 2]
You ask about Detective Dan
Like you know his name
Like it’s just a question
Not a flame
You say he did good work
You say he tried his best
I nod like I agree
But my chest feels stressed
[Pre-Chorus 2]
You don’t know
What you woke up
You don’t hear
The quiet lock
[Chorus]
You say, “You’re safe now”
And I almost laugh
Because nothing ever says that
Right before it lasts
You say it calm
You say it slow
Like saying it twice
Makes it so
[Bridge – tension tightening]
You set something down
Not loud
Just enough
Metal kisses wood
Soft
Like a promise
I don’t trust
I think of Dan
I think of doors
I think of the night
I lived before
[Final Chorus – restrained, dark]
You say, “You’re safe now”
And look away
Like what comes next
Doesn’t need your face
If this is mercy
It feels planned
Like safety was never
In my hands
[Outro – breath drops, room tone]
I should’ve asked
Why you were so calm.

Horrorcore rap/light metal, 90 BPM, male vocals, minor key, sinister mood, heavy bass, chug guitars, whispers