You Weren't There

[Intro – soft clean guitar arpeggio, faint drum shuffle] (Instrumental Solo) [Verse 1 – building distorted guitar, steady kick drum] You say I’m stuck in what’s gone Tell me to turn the page and move on But you didn’t see the way he looked at me When he built the world I’d only dreamed [Pre-Chorus – rising bassline, increasing drum intensity] You talk like you know every part But you missed the quiet, the wild, the heart The moments that made me feel alive The ones that still keep me up at night [Chorus – full band explosion, raw belting vocals] You weren’t there when he knelt in the fog Said he loved me, no pride left to bog You weren’t there when he learned every line Of the stories I’d only told in my mind You say get over it, but you don’t understand He didn’t just love me – he knew who I am [Verse 2 – slightly muted guitar, punchy snare hits] You laugh at the cue cards, the late-night drives Said his devotion was just silly lies But you didn’t see him give up his crown To take the weight when my world fell down [Pre-Chorus – layered guitar, soaring backing vocals] You think it’s just a phase I’m in But you missed the way he let me win The quiet days, the unspoken vows The ones that still echo in my house [Chorus – louder, more intense, layered vocals] You weren’t there when he built the club just for me Even when we’d already set ourselves free You weren’t there when he gave up his name To take the blame and ease my shame You say get over it, but you don’t understand He didn’t just love me – he knew who I am [Bridge – stripped back, soft piano and vocals] I know it’s over, I know he’s gone But those moments are written in my bones You can’t erase the way he chose me Every time, unapologetically [Solo – screaming distorted guitar, fast drum fill] (Instrumental Solo) [Chorus – full band, maximum intensity, emotional climax] You weren’t there when he flew me across the sea Just to hear the words I’d begged to be You weren’t there when he knelt on the floor Said he’d love me forever, and more You say get over it, but you don’t understand He didn’t just love me – he knew who I am [Outro – fading guitar, soft vocals] You weren’t there You’ll never understand