Dust on a Wedding Band

[Verse 1]
You said forever in that white lace dress
Mama cried, preacher blessed our mess
Now that dress is in some stranger’s backseat
And I’m here talkin’ to this torn-up seat
[Chorus]
This is what betrayal does to a man
Turns his open heart into a locked-up land
I was buildin’ us a home, you were drawin’ escape plans
Now every “I love you” sounds like a scam
Yeah, this is what betrayal does to a man
Dust on a wedding band
Shakin’ ’cause I don’t know who I am
[Verse 2 – Rap]
I was layin’ down bricks, you were layin’ down lies
You were “workin’ late,” I was prayin’ at night
Your phone face-down, you said, “Baby, relax”
But your perfume rode in on his old truck tracks
I ain’t cryin’ wolf, I got screenshots, names
Whole life flipped like a Ford in the rain
Now I flinch when a good girl holds my hand
Thinkin’, “Who you textin’? Who’s your backup plan?”
[Chorus]
This is what betrayal does to a man
Turns his open heart into a locked-up land
I was buildin’ us a home, you were drawin’ escape plans
Now every “I love you” sounds like a scam
Yeah, this is what betrayal does to a man
Dust on a wedding band
Shakin’ ’cause I don’t know who I am
[Bridge]
Now I double-check the doors
Triple-check the truths
Stare a good woman in the eyes
Still lookin’ for your proof
You didn’t just leave
You salted all this ground
Now “forever” is a word I can’t say out loud (oh no)
[Chorus]
This is what betrayal does to a man
Turns his open heart into a locked-up land
I was buildin’ us a home, you were drawin’ escape plans
Now every “I love you” sounds like a scam
Yeah, this is what betrayal does to a man
Dust on a wedding band
Just a ghost in a flannel, empty hands
[Outro]
You broke one heart
But you burned ten bridges
Now I’m leanin’ on bottles
’Cause I can’t lean on wishes

rap, Moody country rap crossover with male vocals; soft picked acoustic guitar and distant pedal steel in the verses, deep warm sub and tight trap-style drums under the rap sections. Choruses bloom with stacked harmonies and a cracked, weary lead. Subtle organ pad in the background for church-like sorrow; final hook strips back to just vocal, guitar, and faint room reverb to leave a ghostly aftertaste., country, sad