[Intro: clean guitar, distant thunder, slow bass pulse]
Funny how the loudest things in life…
Are usually the things we never say.
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[Verse 1: emotional clean vocals, steady guitar riff]
My father never said he was afraid
Just worked his hands down to the bone
Carried every burden by himself
And called the struggle home
My best friend never said he was hurting
Just laughed and changed the subject fast
One day he stopped answering calls
And all I have are questions left to ask
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[Pre-Chorus: drums building, layered guitars]
We all hide behind our silence
Like somehow that makes us strong
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[Chorus: massive melodic hook, heavy guitars]
THE THINGS WE DON’T SAY
Become the weight we carry
The words we lock away
Still echo when it’s quiet
The love we never gave
The pain we never showed
The things we don’t say
Are the things that hurt the most
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[Verse 2: driving guitar riff]
That girl I loved in twenty-two
Never knew how much she meant
I thought there’d always be more time
Until there wasn’t any left
And every year I get a little older
Every year it becomes clear
Life isn’t measured by the breaths we take
But by the people we keep near
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[Pre-Chorus]
So why do we wait
Until goodbye
To tell the truth?
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[Chorus: bigger, emotional]
THE THINGS WE DON’T SAY
Become the ghosts that follow
The words we buried deep
Still haunt us tomorrow
The hearts we couldn’t save
The roads we never chose
The things we don’t say
Are the things that hurt the most
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[Breakdown: crushing guitars, emotional screams]
TELL THEM YOU LOVE THEM
BEFORE THE LIGHTS GO OUT
TELL THEM YOU NEED THEM
DON’T LEAVE THEM WITH DOUBT
ONE PHONE CALL
ONE LAST WORD
CAN CHANGE A LIFE
MORE THAN YOU KNOW
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[Bridge: stripped-down guitar and vocals]
Maybe courage isn’t fighting
Maybe courage is being real
Maybe strength is letting people know
Exactly how you feel
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[Final Chorus: huge arena chorus, gang vocals]
THE THINGS WE DON’T SAY
Can build a wall between us
Can leave a wound that never heals
Or a memory that keeps us
So tonight before it’s too late
Before another chance is gone
Say the words you’ve been holding back
While there’s still time
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[Outro: lone guitar, fading ambience]
Life moves fast.
Don’t let your last words…
Become your biggest regret.
CathedralsInRuin
