[Verse 1] I still taste your smoke on my tongue at 3AM Black hoodie sleeves pulled over wrists again You carved your name where no one else could see Now every scar whispers your melody I bite my lip till it bleeds just like you liked Replay your voice in my head when the room gets quiet Said I was your angel dripping in sin Now I’m just a ghost wearing your skin [Chorus] Why’d you leave me in the dark? Heart still beating, torn apart I’m calling out, but you’re a ghost Burn me, save me, I need both Faded, faded in your shadow Can’t escape, nowhere to go If loving you is suicide Then bury me where we used to hide [Verse 2] I keep your Polaroids under my pillowcase Faded edges where I scratched your face Text you “I hate you” then delete it quick Praying you’ll see the unsent shit I light your favorite candle just to choke on the smell Same way your silence suffocates me so well You ruined me soft with those pretty lies Now I’m addicted to the way it feels when I cry [Chorus] Why’d you leave me in the dark? Heart still beating, torn apart I’m calling out, but you’re a ghost Burn me, save me, I need both Faded, faded in your shadow Can’t escape, nowhere to go If loving you is suicide Then bury me where we used to hide [Bridge] *(Building tension, rhythmic/almost whispered)* Static in my veins, static in the hall Tracing the cracks you left on the wall You were the nectar, you were the sting Now I’m just a doll on a rusted string *(Music drops out, single clean, reverb-drenched note)* Did you even love me? *(Full distortion kicks in—heavy, downtuned wall of sound)* Or just watch me bleed out? I’m the wreckage! I’m the proof! I’m the victim of the truth! GO! [Final Chorus] *(Layered, rawer, voice cracking)* Why’d you leave me in the dark? (in the dark…) I’m still bleeding, torn apart I’m screaming out, but you don’t care You’re the knife, but I’m still there Faded… faded in your shadow I don’t wanna let you go If loving you is suicide… Then I’ll die slow… just for one more night with you… [Outro] *(Four seconds of silence)* *(Barely audible whisper, fading with reverb)* The scent of ash is all that stays, A hollow ghost of better days. Stain the glass, blur the view— I’m just the echo… …of wanting you.
