From the recording The Gauntlet
Music by Genevieve R. Peek and Max Mueller
Lyrics by Genevieve R. Peek
Performed by The UNSOLVED
© 2026
Vocals: Genevieve Peek
Backing Vocals: Max Mueller
Guitar: Max Mueller
Guitar: Ryan Sharif
Bass Guitar: Zac Niehues
Drums: Rich Lankenau
Recorded, Engineered, and Mixed by Van VerHoeven
Produced by B Normous Productions and The UNSOLVED
Mastered by Miro Kiiski of Miro Mastering
Album Artwork photography by Morgan Elizabeth Media
Lyrics
I've been searching for the words
And I can't find a way to tell you that won't hurt
I've never felt this way before
I should feel sorry that I don't love you anymore
I thought that I was broken but I got it right this time
All the words I choked on started tumbling out just fine
Though I did this damage, it was never just for fun
I never thought I'd end it
I never thought I'd cut and run
Why'd it have to be
What had to be The End for you
Was the start of something beautiful for me
I spent so long neglecting me
That I'd forgotten what it felt like when I was free
It's getting harder to relate
Who would have thought that these were words that I'd have to say
I thought that I was broken but I got it right this time
All the words I choked on started tumbling out just fine
Though I did this damage, it was never just for fun
I never thought I'd end it
I never thought I'd cut and run
Why'd it have to be
What had to be The End for you
Was the start of something beautiful for me
Why'd it have to be
What had to be The End for you
Was the start of something beautiful for me
I thought that I was broken but I got it right this time
All the words I choked on started tumbling out just fine
Thought I did this damage, it was never just for fun
I never thought I'd end it
I never thought I'd cut and run
Why'd it have to be
What had to be The End for you
Was the start of something beautiful for me
Why'd it have to be
What had to be The End for you
Was the start of something
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful for me
