Why Did You Take Her

[Verse 1]
Her coffee cup is waiting
Stain on the rim
Sun through the curtains
But it’s colder in here
Her apron on the doorway
Still tied in a knot
You could’ve picked anyone
But you picked my heart
[Chorus]
Why did you take her?
You already had enough stars
Why rip the roof off
And split this house apart?
If this is your mercy
Then keep your heaven high
I’m screaming at the ceiling
God
Tell me why
Tell me why
[Verse 2]
We prayed on the carpet
Knees on the seam
I begged like a coward
You were quiet as a dream
Machines hummed around us
She slipped through your hands
Don’t talk about a “plan”
I don’t understand
[Chorus]
Why did you take her?
You already had enough stars
Why rip the roof off
And split this house apart?
If this is your mercy
Then keep your heaven high
I’m screaming at the ceiling
God
Tell me why
Tell me why
[Bridge]
You got your angels singing
While I curse your name
You got your golden kingdom
I got this bloody blame
If love is what you wanted
You could’ve left her here
I’d trade my faith this second
Just to have her near (come back)
[Chorus]
Why did you take her?
You already had enough stars
Why tear the ground up
And crush my mother’s heart?
If this is your mercy
Then keep your heaven high
I’m pounding on your silence
God
Tell me why
Tell me why
[Outro]
Her coffee cup is waiting
But her chair’s bone-dry
If you’re supposed to answer
Then look me in the eye

folk, Indie-folk country ballad with male vocals, close-mic and raw. Fingerpicked acoustic guitar carries a strong, repeating melody; low, ominous violin swells in the gaps, offering haunting countermelodies. Sparse kick and brushed snare enter on the second chorus for a slow, heart-heavy lift. Occasional ghostly slide guitar bends in the bridge. Vocal starts restrained, then cracks and strains into open-throated anger by the final chorus, with a subtle doubled harmony shadowing key lines., country, indie folk, strong, violin