Title: Gray Comes Back [Verse 1 – slow, almost spoken over minimal picked guitar] Another morning bleeds in through the blinds Same cup, same stain, same nothing on my mind I wait for the wave to hit or miss But it just hovers — no sting, no kiss Brush my teeth like it’s someone else’s face Stare at the mirror, see empty space [Pre-Chorus – faint bass joins, still dragging] No reason it left, no reason it stays Just a quiet thief that steals the days [Chorus – layers build slowly, vocals double-tracked for that hollow echo, repeatable hook] Gray comes back, gray comes back Washes everything to flat, flat, flat Can’t feel the hurt, can’t feel the high Just floating dead inside my own life Gray comes back, gray comes back Steals the color, leaves the track It’ll fade away like smoke in rain Then creep right back again… again… [Verse 2 – add soft, distant cymbal wash, keep it sparse] Friends call, I answer with a line I’ve rehearsed “Yeah, I’m good,” but the words feel cursed Walk the block, sun hits like it should But the warmth stops short, misunderstood Tried to force a tear once, poked at the void Nothing answered, just more noise destroyed [Chorus – repeat with slight swell, pedal steel or bowed guitar underneath for ache] Gray comes back, gray comes back Washes everything to flat, flat, flat Can’t scream it out, can’t even break Just numb in waves that never wake Gray comes back, gray comes back Takes the feeling, leaves the lack It’ll lift tomorrow, maybe next week Or maybe never — who can speak? [Bridge – drop almost to silence, then build very slowly with feedback hum] Sometimes I miss the crash, the burn, the fall At least that proved I could feel at all This nothing’s colder, deeper than the dark A blank page where the heart used to spark But I still get up, still pay the bills Still fake the smile that nobody kills [Final Chorus – full but restrained, let it fade into reverb tail] Gray comes back, gray comes back Washes everything to flat, flat, flat It comes and goes like bad TV snow Tune in tomorrow, see if it shows Gray comes back… gray comes back… (quiet repeat, trailing off) Gray… comes… back…