[Intro] [Verse 1] I've walked this road too long to count the years Watched empires fall, seen hope dissolve to ash The living pass like shadows, then disappear And I remain—a monument to what won't last [Verse 2] I learned to keep my distance, learned it well One lesson carved in stone across my chest The ones who stay too close, they break, they fell So I became the silence they thought best [Pre-Chorus] And I don't know what this means Don't know if I should stay But something in your eyes says Maybe, just this time, it's safe [Chorus] But you— You don't flinch when the night gets cold You don't ask me questions I can't answer whole There's something in the way you stand your ground Like maybe I'm not just the ghost you found [Verse 3] I told myself this feeling wouldn't stay That curiosity would fade like morning frost You'd see the truth and turn the other way Another name I'd carve among the lost [Bridge] But here you are Still here you are And I'm forgetting why I built these walls so high [Final Chorus] 'Cause you— You don't treat me like a relic or a sin You see the man beneath the cursed skin There's something in the quiet way you see Like maybe I'm allowed to just be me [Outro] Maybe it's foolish Maybe it's enough
