Track 2: Come, Pale Silence

[Intro] I felt you long before I saw you… …didn’t I? [Verse 1] You don’t knock, you don’t call, You don’t wait at the door- You just stand in the shadow Like you’ve stood there before. I was told you were thunder, I was told you were flame- But you move like a whisper… And you don’t need a name. [Pre-Chorus] Come… [Chorus] Come, pale silence… Step into my breath- If I speak, will you listen, Or just answer with death? Come, pale silence… I can feel what you kept- There’s no plea you’ll remember… You don’t bargain with death. [Verse 2] I’ve been runnin’ from seconds, Like they’d loosen your hold- Like I’d outlive the story I was already told. But you stand there unshaken, Like the end never moves- And the stillness around you Says there’s nothin’ to prove. [Pre-Chorus] You knew… You felt it… It’s time… [Chorus] Come, pale silence… Lay your hand on my chest- If I fight, will it matter, Or just shorten what’s left? Come, pale silence… Every word goes unsaid- I can scream to the heavens… You’ll be there instead. [Breakdown] You were always there… In the quiet between heartbeats. In every second I wasted Pretending I had more. I felt you in the pauses- In the space after laughter, In the silence after love… I knew. You knew… You knew… You knew…!!! [Verse 3] Now the room feels smaller, Like the walls learned your name- Like the air’s growin’ thinner Every time that I breathe. I don’t feel like I’m runnin’, I don’t feel like I’m strong- I just feel like a moment… That went on too long. [Final Chorus] Come, pale silence… I won’t ask you to wait- I can feel in your presence… There’s no changing my fate. Come, pale silence… Take what I couldn’t keep- There’s no voice left to call you… …only silence to speak. [Outro] Come… …I’m ready.