Rest in Hell

[Intro – Low Burn]
(Slow bass pulse. Sparse drums. Distant guitar hum. Dark, restrained male vocal.)

[Verse 1]
I heard your name again tonight
Spoken like it meant something
Like time had washed your hands clean
Like the damage disappeared

But I remember every word
Every promise cut in half
Every quiet little fracture
You pretended wasn’t there

[Pre-Chorus]
You call it moving forward
You call it letting go
But the past has perfect memory
And it follows where you go

[Chorus – Cold Verdict]
I don’t wish you peace
I don’t wish you well
When the quiet finally finds you
May you rest in hell

No angels left to answer
No mercy left to sell
When the truth comes back around you
May you rest in hell

[Verse 2]
You built a life on borrowed grace
Every kindness turned to dust
Every door you left behind you
Closed on someone else's trust

Now the silence gets a voice
Now the nights begin to tell
Every lie you tried to bury
Every story that you sell

[Pre-Chorus]
You call it growing distant
You say it's just how life goes
But the fire never forgets you
And it burns where no one knows

[Chorus – Cold Verdict]
I don’t wish you peace
I don’t wish you well
When the quiet finally finds you
May you rest in hell

No angels left to answer
No mercy left to sell
When the truth comes back around you
May you rest in hell

[Bridge – Final Sentence]
I won’t chase your shadow
I won’t say your name
I won’t ask the heavens
To erase your blame

Time will hold the ledger
Time will ring the bell
And when the night surrounds you
May you rest in hell

[Final Chorus – Heavier]
I don’t wish you peace
I don’t wish you well
When the silence finally takes you
May you rest in hell

No light left above you
No story left to tell
Only what you made of yourself
May you rest in hell

[Outro – Fade to Low Pulse]
(Slow instruments fade. Single guitar note hangs.)

Rest in hell.

Sleazy gothic rock, catchy chorus, Billy Idol energy, 69 Eyes tone, driving drums, gritty guitars, gothic male baritone