[Verse 1] Dirty mug in the sink Cold coffee, third day straight Morning light cuts through the blinds Dust hangs where you used to wait Half your clothes in a box Still taped up by the door I walk past it every night Like I’ve never been here before [Chorus] I hear echoes in an empty room Every word I never said comes crawling back to me I keep talking to the dark like you Are just about to answer, just about to breathe If I could burn my pride, rewind that afternoon Would you still be gone Or just an echo in an empty room [Verse 2] I replay the same old fight Muted screen, your trembling hands You said, “One day you’ll feel this” I laughed it off, I took that stand Now I’m scrolling through your face Frozen in a little frame Friends say I should call someone But I only call your name [Chorus] I hear echoes in an empty room Every word I never said comes crawling back to me I keep talking to the dark like you Are just about to answer, just about to breathe If I could burn my pride, rewind that afternoon Would you still be gone Or just an echo in an empty room [Bridge] [Soft piano, pads swell; clean guitar answers vocal] I was so loud in my silence So sure I’d be fine alone Now every hallway, every shadow Spells your name across this home [Full band enters, dynamic lift] I would bleed through every memory Trade my sleep to change the end But the past just keeps on playing Like a song that will not bend (oh) [Guitar Solo] [Soaring, sustained lead guitar over full band, slowly climbing, then hanging on high notes] [Chorus] I hear echoes in an empty room Every promise that I broke keeps ringing in my chest I keep talking to the dark like you Are standing in the doorway, saying it’s not too late yet If I could burn my pride, rewrite that afternoon Would you hold me now Or fade like echoes in an empty room [Outro] [Instruments fall away to piano and pads] Dirty mug in the sink Your key still on the shelf I whisper, “I am sorry” The echo’s all that’s left
