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M̶U̶†̶E̶D̶ †̶A̶K̶I̶N̶G̶
Singer/Songwriter
M̶U̶†̶E̶D̶ †̶A̶K̶I̶N̶G̶ was released on June 26, 2026 by ₩ΞΞHΛW_FØUNDRY as a part of the album M̶U̶†̶E̶D̶ †̶A̶K̶I̶N̶G̶ - Single
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Release DateJune 26, 2026
Label₩ΞΞHΛW_FØUNDRY
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM70

Credits

COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ryan Gulley
Ryan Gulley
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
₩†HRD_GIAN†
₩†HRD_GIAN†
Producer

Lyrics

I remember the night
I heard you say
The world felt wrong
Your voice thin as wire
You laughed
To hide the tremor
Told me keep it light
Don't fan the fire
The ground beneath you shifted
Like gears that lost their place
Something in the engine of you
Slowed its steady pace
You kept your hands steady
When the room would tilt and sway
You caught the phone
Before it hit
Kept the words from slipping away
You didn't deserve the quiet thief
That came to stay
You didn't deserve the slow nights
Stealing breath away
You gave your light
To everyone who passed your door
You didn't deserve the taking
You deserved oh so much more
We sat with the music up
Newsboys on the chorus line
Faded Red through the speakers
Jars of Clay kept the dark in time
You mouthed the words like prayers
Half-remembered half-made true
Those songs kept the room
From swallowing
What we thought we knew
There was that call
When your voice went thin
A tremor under skin
You gripped the line
Like a lifeline
Pulled the moment back again
You let your guard fall open
Showed the cracks
That made you true
You were vulnerable and human
The honest parts I knew
You said I get somber
When I talk about the soul
But you stood
Like a lighthouse
Steady, fierce, and whole
You didn't deserve the quiet thief
That came to stay
You didn't deserve the slow nights
Stealing breath away
You gave your light
To everyone who passed your door
You didn't deserve the taking
You deserved oh so much more
Three kids who learned your jokes
Three kids who learned your name
You left them pieces of a man
Who never played for fame
While your body folded inward
Someone else was folding lies
They walked away
From bedside vows
While you were saying goodbyes
At the funeral
Your brother said you admired me
I told him he was wrong
It's true
I admired the way you stayed kind
When the dark came through
But there was a night
I found the proof
A whisper where
There should've been care
She took her comfort
In another's arms
While you were lying there
I watched the pulse go quiet
The readouts blink and pale
The rhythm that had carried you
Gave up its final tale
The room turned into witness
Clinical and spare
I kept your laugh like testimony
A thing beyond repair
You didn't deserve the quiet thief
You didn't deserve that sting
You didn't deserve the silence
When the whole house should sing
You gave your kindness freely
You taught me how to stay
You didn't deserve the taking
You deserved oh so much more
The doctors spoke in careful lines
The verdict set in ink
The tumor took the hours you had
But not the heart that wouldn't shrink
Your lessons sit in kitchen chairs
In laughter and in lore
That steady law of who you were
Will hold and hold some more
Written by: Ryan Gulley
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