[Intro] Driving 12-string acoustic guitar. Hammond organ swells beneath a slow, hypnotic blues groove. Blues lead guitar answers with long, mournful bends. [Verse 1] Every road looks unfamiliar Every mile feels worn before I've been chasing faded echoes Through another weathered door Faces pass without a question Like they know what I forgot Every answer slips between me Leaving more than what I've got [Pre-Chorus] There's a silence growing louder Every time I close my eyes [Chorus] There's an empty space Where something used to be I can feel the shape But it won't speak to me Every step I take Pulls another thread Like somebody left a story... Without the final page [Verse 2] Church bells rolled across the valley Nobody turned to hear them ring Leaves were dancing without a wind Like they knew most everything The raven waited at the crossroads Never asking me to stay Only watching from the shadows Till I chose the harder way [Pre-Chorus] Some truths don't come in lightning Some arrive like morning rain [Chorus] There's an empty space Where something used to be Every dream I wake from Still remembers me Every breath I steal Feels borrowed somehow Like I've been walking toward tomorrow... Without a yesterday [Instrumental] Extended blues-inspired guitar solo. Hammond organ and lead guitar trade slow, expressive phrases. Keep the groove spacious, hypnotic, and emotionally restrained. [Bridge] I searched the sky for some direction Found the raven looking back Not with hunger... Not with warning... Only patience... So I followed one more highway One more town I'd never known Wondering why every mile behind me... Felt more like home [Final Chorus] There's an empty space And it's calling out my name Every road I've ever wandered Led me here the same If the truth is waiting Just beyond the light Maybe every step was leading... To the end in sight [Outro] Repeat "There's an empty space..." over layered harmony vocals while the Hammond organ sustains beneath the 12-string acoustic guitar. The lead guitar slowly fades into warm tape hiss as the raven flies silently ahead.
