[Intro] [Emotive Piano]
(Soft, melancholic piano chords)

[Verse 1] [Slightly Hopeful, Building]
Casting a vote, a whisper of change
A vision of progress, a brighter exchange
We pinned our hopes on a charismatic smile
Believed in the speeches, went the extra mile
The air was electric, a promise so grand
A future of fairness, held in their hand

[Pre-Chorus] [Growing Tension]
But seasons have turned, the seasons have bled
And all of the words now ring hollow and dead
The cracks start to show, the facade starts to fade
A bitter awakening, a price to be paid

[Chorus] [Powerful, Anthemic, Soaring Strings]
Oh, can I take it back? This concrete conviction?
This burden of choice, this grand contradiction?
The echoes of promises, a deafening sound
On this sinking ship, where do we run aground?
Can I take it back? Can I undo the deed?
Planting this sorrow, a poisonous seed.

[Verse 2] [Resigned, Reflective]
The headlines now mock, the laughter is cold
The stories they spun, now shamefully told
The weight of inaction, the weight of the choice
Silenced the murmurs, stifled the voice
We traded our trust for a glimmer of light
Now swallowed by shadows, day turns to night

[Pre-Chorus] [Building Drums, Urgent]
The clock keeps on ticking, a relentless beat
While hopes lie in pieces, scattered in the street
The vision has fractured, the colors all gray
We're left to contend with the price we must pay

[Chorus] [Powerful, Anthemic, Soaring Strings, Driving Drums]
Oh, can I take it back? This concrete conviction?
This burden of choice, this grand contradiction?
The echoes of promises, a deafening sound
On this sinking ship, where do we run aground?
Can I take it back? Can I undo the deed?
Planting this sorrow, a poisonous seed.

[Bridge] [Soaring Strings, Emotional Peak]
We built up this pedestal, so high and so proud
Now standing beneath it, lost in the crowd
Was it naivety? A desperate plea?
To believe in the fiction, of what *could* be?
The silence is screaming, a desperate refrain
Lost in the wreckage, and the pouring rain.

[Chorus] [Most Powerful, Full Orchestra, Drums]
Oh, can I take it back? This concrete conviction?
This burden of choice, this grand contradiction?
The echoes of promises, a deafening sound
On this sinking ship, where do we run aground?
Can I take it back? Can I undo the deed?
Planting this sorrow, a poisonous seed.

[Outro] [Fading Piano, Lingering Strings]
(Piano chords return, slower, more mournful)
Take it back...
Can I take it back...?
(Strings fade out with a final, unresolved chord)