[Intro] (soft arpeggios, no vocals, slow build) [Verse 1] I've been a drifter, no roads that lead me home, Traded roots for highways, left too many stones unturned. But you're the one face that follows me wherever I roam, A door I never opened, a lesson I never learned. [Pre-Chorus] Now the clock is turning slower, Every second feels like it's carved in stone, This might be the only moment That decides if I die alone. [Chorus] 'Cause I can feel you, but I can't hold you, You're the ghost of every choice I didn't make. I built a life on running, never told you How much I'd give now, for your sake. This is the hour that could break me or remake me, The one man I need but can never keep. You, standing still in front of me for the first time, Watching everything I want slip out of reach. [Verse 2] Funny how the wandering feels different tonight, Like the ground beneath my feet is finally asking why. All this freedom, and I never got it right, Now the one thing I want most is the one I let go by. [Pre-Chorus] Now the clock is turning slower, This is the door I can't walk through twice, This might be the only moment That decides the rest of my life. [Chorus] 'Cause I can feel you, but I can't hold you, You're the ghost of every choice I didn't make. I built a life on running, never told you How much I'd give now, for your sake. This is the hour that could break me or remake me, The one man I need but can never keep. You, standing still in front of me for the first time, Watching everything I want slip out of reach. [Bridge] (strip back to piano and pad) Maybe some loves aren't meant for keeping, Maybe some doors close soft, not loud. Maybe I'll spend my whole life reaching For a version of us that never got allowed. [Build] (instrumental, tension rising, filters opening) [Final Chorus] 'Cause I could feel you, if I could hold you, Rewrite the ending, undo the mistake. But some things you lose just by not telling The ones you love, before it's too late. This is the hour that broke me, remade me, The one man I needed but never could keep. You, finally standing still in front of me, Learning love this way, too late to keep. [Outro] (arpeggios fading, breath-like pads, no vocals)
