I Bled For The Silence

**Intro (Ambient / low piano, reverb tails)**

*(Baritone clean, almost spoken)*

I learned how to breathe

In rooms that were already burning

Every promise tastes like rust

When you leave it on my tongue

*(Ad-libs: “mm… yeah… don’t lie…”)*

**Verse 1 (Alt Metal groove, muted djent chugs)**

*(Clean, baritone → tenor)*

I gave my spine to the floor

So you could stand a little taller

I swallowed every warning sign

Called it love, called it honor

You only call when you’re hollow

Only show up when you’re low

I was the echo in your shadow

Now I’m tired of being your ghost

*(Gritty clean ad-libs: “I know… I know…”)*

**Pre-Chorus (R&B swing, drums pull back)**

*(Clean, strained)*

You said my name like a weapon

Like you knew where it would hurt

I stitched your cracks with my hands

Bled myself into your dirt

*(Whispered ad-libs: “still wasn’t enough…”)*

**Chorus (Big, emotional, layered cleans + grit)**

*(Tenor clean, breaking)*

I’m sad in a way that won’t let me sleep

I’m angry enough to finally leave

I held the knife by the blade for you

Now I don’t recognize the things I do

*(Backing screams underneath)*

I don’t need your weight on my chest

I don’t need your “sorry” at my best

I loved you louder than I loved myself

Now I’m screaming just to feel something else

**Post-Chorus (Ambient drop, vocal chops)**

*(Ad-libs)*

Yeah…

Feel it crack…

Let it go…

**Verse 2 (Heavier djent pattern, syncopated)**

*(Gritty clean → harsh)*

You fed me silence, called it peace

Told me pain was “growth”

Every time I set a boundary

You carved another joke

*(Harsh accent line)*

You don’t listen unless I’m breaking

I memorized your moods

Like landmines in the dark

I was scared to breathe too loud

Afraid I’d set you off

**Pre-Breakdown (Prog stop-start)**

*(Clean, low)*

If love is war

Then I deserted

If this is trust

Then I don’t deserve it

*(Ad-libs: “no more… no more…”)*

**Breakdown (Djent / screams)**

*(Full screams)*

I CUT MYSELF DOWN

JUST TO KEEP YOU WHOLE

YOU DRANK ME EMPTY

THEN ASKED FOR MORE

*(Callout screams)*

WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME?

WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME?

*(Gritty clean over last hits)*

I’m not your medicine

I’m not your excuse

**Bridge (R&B / ambient calm before storm)**

*(Clean, soft, almost vulnerable)*

I miss the version of me

That thought pain was romantic

I miss believing love

Wasn’t always this dramatic

*(Falsetto ad-libs: “I tried… I tried…”)*

**Final Chorus (Maximal, layered vocals)**

*(Clean + grit + background screams)*

I’m sad but I won’t stay small

I’m angry, I feel it all

You don’t get to keep my heart

Just because you knew it first

I don’t need your hands on my throat

Disguised as “don’t let go”

I’m done bleeding just to belong

This is me choosing me—move on

**Outro (Ambient decay, one last scream buried)**

*(Baritone clean)

I loved you until it hurt

Now it hurts because I learned

(Distant scream: “LET ME GO”)