[Verse 1] You played guitar like it hurt to stop I sang like I was begging God To let you see me in the key of trust But we never learned to tune that much [Refrain] You held the chords like a maybe I wrote the lyrics like a vow We almost wrote a symphony But you never sang aloud [Verse 2] In my mind, we had a band You strummed the shape of my open hand I imagined bridges, whispered hooks While you stayed busy closing books [Refrain] You held the chords like a maybe I wrote the lyrics like a vow We almost wrote a symphony But you never sang aloud [Bridge – ghost harmony emerges] I still hum our phantom song It visits when the lights are gone You never asked to harmonize But I kept trying all my lives [Final Chorus / Refrain] You held the chords like a maybe I wrote the lyrics like a vow Your silence was the loudest note I sang alone — and somehow proud [Outro – choral echo, fading into stars] Duet partner In another life... I hope you found your voice in time.
