[INTRO — DARK PIANO / LOW 808 / DISTANT VOCALS]
You really don’t see it, do you?
He was right there…
Every time you looked away.
Every time you broke him…
He stayed.
[CONSCIENCE — LOW, ECHOED]
But you couldn’t see love
standing right in front of you…
[CHORUS — MALE VOCAL / CONSCIENCE]
You know he would’ve DIED for you, (ooh-ooh)
Now he won’t even CRY for you, (ooh-ooh)
You do know he never LIED to you, (ooh-ooh)
Was always down to RIDE for you, (ooh-ooh)
You know he would’ve DIED for you, (ooh-ooh)
Now he won’t even CRY for you, (boo-shoo)
You do know he never LIED to you, (ooh-ooh)
Was always down to RIDE for you, (ooh-ooh)
[VERSE 1 — SMOOTH, EMOTIONAL]
You had a lighthouse calling your name in the storm,
But you chased every flame that was never that warm.
He was shelter in the rain, you called it a cage,
He was turning every tear into diamonds for days.
You mistook his patience for something he owed,
Didn’t see his heart was the only safe road.
He carried your weight till his shoulders got weak,
Still kissed your forehead when you couldn’t speak.
He was ten toes down when the whole world turned cold,
Gave you pieces of his heart he could never get whole.
You kept looking for a king while ignoring the throne,
Now the man that would’ve stayed… learned to walk on his own.
[PRE-CHORUS — VOCALS BUILD]
Now you’re staring at the doorway,
Wondering why he ain’t there…
But you trained him how to leave you
Every time you showed him you didn’t care.
Love was knocking with his fists bloody,
You kept pretending you couldn’t hear…
Now silence got a voice, baby—
And it’s telling you what you lost was real.
[CHORUS]
You know he would’ve DIED for you, (ooh-ooh)
Now he won’t even CRY for you, (ooh-ooh)
You do know he never LIED to you, (ooh-ooh)
Was always down to RIDE for you, (ooh-ooh)
You know he would’ve DIED for you, (ooh-ooh)
Now he won’t even CRY for you, (boo-shoo)
You do know he never LIED to you, (ooh-ooh)
Was always down to RIDE for you, (ooh-ooh)
[VERSE 2 — DARKER / MORE METAPHORICAL]
He was an umbrella underneath your hurricane,
You kept dancing in the thunder just to test his name.
He was the lock on the door when the wolves came around,
But you treated every warning like he wanted you bound.
He planted roses while you watered the weeds,
Fed your soul while you starved his needs.
He was writing forever while you edited goodbye,
Had a heart full of truth but you searched for a lie.
Now his number ain’t ringing, his picture ain’t framed,
Funny how the sun looks different when the clouds finally change.
You thought his love was a river that could never run dry,
But even oceans disappear when the moon says goodbye.
[BRIDGE — CONSCIENCE / HAUNTING]
CONSCIENCE:
Girl, open your eyes…