When the Music Played

Smoke in the room, low light on your face I learned your silence, the look in your gaze You were the rhythm I tried to keep Counting your breaths while you fell asleep I waited for the sound of your key in the door Like a heartbeat touching the floor Every night I tuned myself to you Hoping I’d play it the way you do And when it felt right It felt like flight No space… between When the music played, we were untouchable Spinning slow in a world just ours Every look, every line, every quiet sign Like a song that forgets what time is But when it broke, it broke so soft Like a wave that never stops Now I hear the silence where you used to stay And I miss us most… when the music played Some nights the rhythm wouldn’t stay Slipped through my hands, drifted away You wanted more than I could see I gave you space, you stayed with me We chased that feeling, night by night Held it close, held it tight And every fall left something behind Little shadows in the light We moved with fear Held each note too near Trying not to let it fade When the music played, we were untouchable Lost inside something we made Every breath, every word, every fragile sign Like a dream you can’t explain But when it slipped, we felt it go Turned to something we don’t know Now I hear the echo of your name And I miss us most… when the music played We were spinning… didn’t see the room Didn’t feel the ending coming soon When you dance that close to someone’s soul You don’t let it go Now I stand where the rhythm died Hands still moving… you’re not by my side And I don’t know who I am Without that song When the music played, we were everything Every broken part could sing Every scar, every line fell into time Like it all belonged But every song… fades away Leaves a shadow where it stayed Now I walk through the silence you left behind And I miss who I was… When the music played