the confidant - 2

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progressive rock, 70s rock, minor-key art rock

Lyrics

[Intro - Instrumental, 35-45 seconds, slow atmospheric build,minor key, no vocals]

[Verse 1 - Male Vocal, Baritone, restrained]
He told me everything beneath the kitchen light
The year his father died, the quiet nights
I knew the shape of every room inside his house
I knew her laugh before I knew her name

[Verse 2]
There's a coat across a chair that isn't mine
There's a field we used to drive to, past the line
I take the long road now, I take the long way home
I don't know who I am on that old road

[Chorus 1]
And there's a car in the drive he knew too well
Somebody visiting, somebody lied
I can't tell anymore which one is true
I can't tell anymore which one is true

[Verse 3]
I got good at it. That's the part I can't forgive.
I got good at the phone calls, good at the face.
I knew the questions he would ask on poker nights
And I had the answers ready just in case

[Chorus 2]
And there's a car in the drive he knew too well
Somebody visiting, somebody knew
I can't tell anymore which one is true
I can't tell anyone they won't approve.

[Bridge - slower, quieter]
Judas at the long table
Breaking bread like he still belonged
And the friend who loved him
And the friend who loved him
And the rope in the field outside of town

[Instrumental Break - 15-20 seconds, dissonant, unresolved, keyboard figure that doesn't land]

[Verse 4]
I watch my hands now like they should be someone else's
But they're not. They're mine. That's the worst of it.
I rehearse a sentence I will never say
To a man who has already looked away

[Chorus 3 - final, slightly more intense]
And there's a car in the drive he knew too well
Somebody visiting. Somebody lied.
I can't tell anymore which one is true
I can't say how my self loathing grew

[Outro - Instrumental, 30-45 seconds, mirrors intro, slow fade, Rhodes and synth, unresolved]

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