Where Rainman moves like a storm, Tell Me Why is what lingers after the downpour, the hush, the breath you hold,

the fragile moment when everything feels suspended. This is one of the most stripped-back pieces on the album,

a song that removes every layer until only truth remains. It leans into minimalism not for style, but for honesty,

every line, every note feels like it’s balancing on the edge of confession.

 

This track explores that delicate and heartbreaking space where someone begins to drift away, not with anger or conflict,

but with quiet absence. The lyrics don’t demand explanations they long for sincerity.

 “Cry, do it for me, tell me why your eyes do not weep.” It’s not a question meant to be solved.

It’s a soft plea for connection, for a crack in the armour, for proof

that something real is still there beneath the silence.

 

When the line “Try to find a compromise for a life you left behind” arrives, it lands like a memory you didn’t expect to hurt anymore. It captures the emotional cost of distance not just between two people, but between who someone was

and who they’ve become. The gentle piano, the muted textures, the empty space between

the sounds… they all create a kind of emotional echo chamber where the words can breathe, resonate, and settle.

 

Tell Me Why is a room held open for the unspoken. It’s the almost-goodbye, the unanswered message,

the moment you feel someone slipping without a word. It’s for anyone who’s ever waited quietly on the edge of connection, hoping even just for a heartbeat that the other person might look back, let their guard down, and let them in.​​