An Arrow I Never Fired

[Intro: distorted staccato guitar, glitch beats]

[Verse 1: tight rhythmic baritone]
I read a comment on my screen
From someone trying to be mean
I wrote a hundred sharpened words
The cleverest ones they'd ever heard

My finger hovered over send
I read the whole thing back again

[Pre-Chorus: tense ascending harmonies]
It would feel so good to strike
But would I like the world I'd make?

[Chorus: explosive major-key hook]
There's an arrow I never fired
There's a wound I chose to spare
I don't need to leave somebody bleeding
Just to prove that I was there
I can argue with conviction
Without poisoning the air
The strongest words I've ever written
Might be the ones I didn't share

[Break: chaotic bass slaps, jagged guitar]

[Verse 2: flowing melodic delivery]
I cleared the page and tried again
Asked a question, not condemned
We still disagreed when we were done
But neither had to claim they'd won

[Bridge: half-time, vulnerable]
A cutting line can win a crowd
And still leave kindness bleeding out

[Final Chorus: stacked harmonies, cathartic]
There's an arrow I never fired
And a little less damage in the world
Not every weapon in our hands
Deserves the chance to hurt

[Outro: soft guitar resolution]