[Intro] Footsteps in an empty room… Shadows on the walls still move… I swear I hear you breathing in the quiet— But the silence only proves how far you are. And somewhere beyond these walls… Beyond the reach of these tired hands… I know you're still out there. So I let the shadows reach. [Verse 1] Yeah… I walk the halls we used to fill with noise, Now every corner aches without your voice. Dust on the frames of the life we made, But nothing touches the memories we saved. Your coffee cup still waits where you left it, Like the room itself refuses to forget it. And I'm steady, but the silence keeps pulling me under— Every empty space still echoes your thunder. I don't mourn what we were— I mourn that you're not here. And every night without you Makes the distance disappear. [Pre-Chorus] 'Cause I don't need to forget you— I don't want the silence now. I need these shadows to find you, Wherever you're standing somehow. [Chorus] 'Cause the echo left behind Still follows every step of mine. And the shadows stretch and climb, Reaching through the edge of time. I keep moving, but they grow— Every darkness starts to know. If the distance stole your light, Then I'll tear apart the night. You are not a ghost to me— You're the flame I still can see. And if the shadows have to rise… They'll bring you home tonight. [Verse 2] I tried pretending I could carry on, Like missing you would fade when enough time's gone. But every mile only pulls me deeper, Every road becomes a road back to where we were. I speak my truth into an empty sky, And send your name where the stars divide. Maybe the world can keep us far apart— But it doesn't get to separate my heart. So I sharpen every shadow, Let it crawl across the floor. Let it reach beyond the distance, Let it find the missing door. [Pre-Chorus 2] I keep telling myself I'll survive another day— But surviving isn't living When the one I love is away. So let the darkness answer. Let it stretch beyond my sight. If I can't reach you with my hands, I'll send the shadows through the night. [Chorus 2] Yeah, the echo left behind Still threads through every thought of mine. Like a blackened tide, Pulling at the fault lines of time. I keep fighting just to breathe, But I won't let the distance win. Every shadow that I cast Reaches farther than the last. You are not a memory— You're the flame that's calling me. And if the darkness has to rise… It'll bring you home tonight. [Bridge] Maybe shadows aren't the end— Maybe they're the hands that reach Across the space between two hearts When the world puts them out of reach. Maybe grief is not surrender. Maybe longing isn't weakness. Maybe every scar I carry Is another reason to keep reaching. Your flame is somewhere beyond me. I can feel it through the dark. And every shadow I have gathered Still remembers where you are. So I'll send them past the moonlight. I'll send them underneath the stars. I'll let the darkness find your fire— And guide it back to where we are. [Final Chorus] Still the echo left behind Moves in rhythm with this heart of mine. I don't hide, I don't deny— I still reach for you beyond the night. Let the shadows stretch and climb. Let them cross the edge of time. Let them crawl through every space Until they find your distant flame. You are not a ghost to me— You're the fire inside the deep. And if darkness is what I wield, Then darkness will become the road. I'll keep calling through the night. I'll keep reaching toward your light. And when the shadows find your flame, They'll know exactly why they came. To bring you home. [Outro] Somewhere in the distance, I see a flickering on the horizon. Let the darkness stretch. Let it cross the miles. Let it find you. I need my shadows to bring your flame home.
