Striking Nettle

(solo)

[Verse 1]
If only I had fallen in a blaze, so radiant and bold
To leave behind these hollow days, stories left untold
But here I am, broken shell, lost within this despair
Fighting demons I can’t quell, wishing you were there

[Pre-Chorus]
Should I chain my sorrow tight, or let it freely flow?
Is it love or blinding night, that I refuse to know?
If fate’s cruel hand or my own blame, has brought me to this pain
I wear my scars like a name, lost in the rain

[Chorus]
Look at me incredulous, hoping you can see
A vacant gaze, a broken trust, longing for what used to be
That grain of false joy, that false hope you hide
Behind your love’s deceitful tide
Lightning won’t strike, I know too well
Nettles burn, stories swell
But still I wait, still I pray, for a dawn that’s not in sight
For a love that’s lost in night

[Bridge]
If only I could turn back, rewrite every chapter’s end
No more whispers of attack, no more wounds to tend
Would you look at me with truth, or just walk away?
Leave behind the ruth, the pain, the fray

[Outro]
Maybe I should just forget, what friends condemn and say
Build my own silhouette, find a brighter day
But lightning won’t strike nettles, I learned that pain
In love and loss, in disdain, I remain
And hope someday, the storm will pass, and I will breathe again


(Solo)

Country acoustic , raw male vocals,   ruff guitar, subtle  hard piano, electric guitar, banjo, reverb, eco, hard riffs