One Week for a Small Lie
Jaiden Herbst
male vocals
rock
soft rock
Soft rock ballad with male vocals: clean arpeggiated electric guitar and warm bass
gentle rimshot groove that blooms into a fuller backbeat on the chorus. Verses stay intimate and close-mic’d; chorus opens with stacked harmonies and a subtle organ pad. Bridge strips back to vocal and guitar
then final chorus returns bigger and more hopeful.
Erstellt am Jan 26, 2026
Songtexte
[Verse 1]
It was a small thing
Just a flick of the tongue
Then gone
Thought it would pass
Like a bad joke
Guess I read the room all wrong
Mom on the phone
Talking low in the kitchen light
Names
Dates
What I said
They wrote it down like I was a crime
[Chorus]
One week for a small lie
Four walls and a steel sky
Counting cracks
Counting heartbeats
Hearing my own name in the dark
My blood called the law on me
Thought they’d always take my side
One week for a small lie
Feels like it split my life in half
[Verse 2]
Cold bench
No clock
Just a number on my chest
Every sound too loud
Every second a test
Thought they’d come visit
Thought somebody’d say “it’s okay”
But the footsteps passed
And the days just stayed
[Chorus]
One week for a small lie
Four walls and a steel sky
Counting cracks
Counting heartbeats
Hearing my own name in the dark
My blood called the law on me
Thought they’d always take my side
One week for a small lie
Feels like it split my life in half
[Bridge]
Then you walked in
Paper in your shaking hands
Signed me out
Pulled me close
Said “I understand”
“I’m sorry that it happened
I’m right here
What do you need?”
I said
“Someone who believes me
More than they believe a sheet”
[Chorus]
One week for a small lie
But you met me on the other side
You saw the bruise
Not just the blame
Heard the hurt behind my name
My blood called the law on me
But you called me family instead
One week for a small lie
Now I’m rebuilding what’s left in my head
[Outro]
It was a small thing
But it tore a fault line wide
You took my hand at the edge
Said
“You still got me on your side”
It was a small thing
Just a flick of the tongue
Then gone
Thought it would pass
Like a bad joke
Guess I read the room all wrong
Mom on the phone
Talking low in the kitchen light
Names
Dates
What I said
They wrote it down like I was a crime
[Chorus]
One week for a small lie
Four walls and a steel sky
Counting cracks
Counting heartbeats
Hearing my own name in the dark
My blood called the law on me
Thought they’d always take my side
One week for a small lie
Feels like it split my life in half
[Verse 2]
Cold bench
No clock
Just a number on my chest
Every sound too loud
Every second a test
Thought they’d come visit
Thought somebody’d say “it’s okay”
But the footsteps passed
And the days just stayed
[Chorus]
One week for a small lie
Four walls and a steel sky
Counting cracks
Counting heartbeats
Hearing my own name in the dark
My blood called the law on me
Thought they’d always take my side
One week for a small lie
Feels like it split my life in half
[Bridge]
Then you walked in
Paper in your shaking hands
Signed me out
Pulled me close
Said “I understand”
“I’m sorry that it happened
I’m right here
What do you need?”
I said
“Someone who believes me
More than they believe a sheet”
[Chorus]
One week for a small lie
But you met me on the other side
You saw the bruise
Not just the blame
Heard the hurt behind my name
My blood called the law on me
But you called me family instead
One week for a small lie
Now I’m rebuilding what’s left in my head
[Outro]
It was a small thing
But it tore a fault line wide
You took my hand at the edge
Said
“You still got me on your side”