[start] [Intro: Soft piano with distant ambient pads, slow fade-in] I still hear your voice in the silence Like a ghost I can’t outrun [Verse] We were fire in a cold, dark room Burning fast, we lit the truth But I held on too tight, too long Now everything we built is gone I remember every word you said Playing circles in my head If I knew what I know right now I would’ve never let you down [Instrumental: Subtle strings enter, low swelling tones] [Chorus] Now I’m dancing with the ashes of us Trying to rebuild what turned to dust Every promise, every dream we made Fades like colors in the rain And I’m screaming but you’re not around Lost in echoes I can’t drown If love was war, then I confess I lost it all in my regrets (my regrets) [Verse] There’s an emptiness I can’t disguise Sleeping with these haunted nights Your side of the bed still cold A story left forever untold Broken pieces on the floor Of who we were before the war And every tear I didn’t cry Is another way I said goodbye [Instrumental buildup: Piano arpeggios with rising strings] [Chorus] Now I’m dancing with the ashes of us Trying to rebuild what turned to dust Every promise, every dream we made Fades like colors in the rain And I’m screaming but you’re not around Lost in echoes I can’t drown If love was war, then I confess I lost it all in my regrets (in my regrets) [Bridge: Minimal piano, almost whispered vocal tone] If I could turn back time I’d read between your lines Hold you when you slipped away Instead of pushing you to break (Stay… don’t fade…) But time don’t heal what we erased [Break: Silence, then soft pad swell] [Final Chorus: Full strings, layered harmonies] Now I’m drowning in the ghost of us Holding onto what I never touched All the dreams we couldn’t save Buried in the choices that we made And I’m calling but you don’t respond Just a shadow I’m leaning on If love was real, then why’s it end In broken hearts we can’t defend (can’t defend) [Outro: Fading piano, distant reverb tail] Ashes fall where we once stood We were lost… but we were good [end]
