Just Tell me Why

[Intro]
(Soft spoken or whispered low, with echo and minimal beat – like a whisper in the ear)
Another sleepless night...
Staring at the ceiling, asking myself the same thing...
When did everything turn into lies?
When did I stop being me just to believe in you?
Just tell me... why?
[Verse 1]
Tell me who I should believe
If you betrayed me
I promised you and I kept my word
But you chose not to own up to it
You let me down, and I, like a coward
Believed you and held on to your lies  
[Verse 2]
I regret not trusting myself
Only myself, because with you
It's just lies after lies
There's no one to trust
No one to believe in
No one to love
No one to care for  
[Pre-Chorus]
Loneliness is my friend
That friend who clings to you
And won't let you go
Because it's only you
No one else but you...  
[Chorus]
You betrayed me
You disappointed me
You disillusioned me
You failed me
You pushed me away from the little faith I had
I held you in the biggest part of my life
Why keep going with all of this?
When I have nothing left to lose
And nothing to fear  
[Verse 3]
My life isn't the same anymore
My dreams stayed in the past
Everything I wanted was just fantasies
I ruined what I wanted by not being selfish
All that's left is regret
Tormenting me day after day  
[Bridge]
Why? Just tell me why?
It had to be me, the one with bad luck
The one who had to be strong
Alone, with no one to hold me up
Why? Just give me one reason
To understand... everything that's happening to me  [Chorus]
You betrayed me
You disappointed me
You disillusioned me
You failed me
You pushed me away from the little faith I had
I held you in the biggest part of my life
Why keep going with all of this?
When I have nothing left to lose
And nothing to fear  
[Outro / Final]
(Fading intensity, broken voice, almost spoken with fade out)
Let me understand, my love
Let me figure out my fate
Because I still can't decipher
This agony in my life...
Why can't I be the only one
Suffering in silence day after day...?
Just tell me... why?

Soulful Piano Ballad / Dramatic Pop Ballad
Cinematic Pop, Soul Pop Ballad, Adult Contemporary Ballad, Heartbreak, female