[Verse 1] I stare into the empty glow, Like something’s there but I don’t know. The room is quiet, too precise, Still burning shapes behind my eyes. You left without a sound or sign, No final words to freeze in time. Just silence folding into space, And light that doesn’t know its place. [Pre-Chorus] I blink, but you don’t disappear, I know you’re gone, but you’re still here. It’s not a ghost, it’s not a lie, Just something etched into my sight. [Chorus] You’re just an afterimage, Burned into my eyes. I know you’re not really here, But you won’t fade tonight. I try to look away, But every shadow knows your shape. You’re just an afterimage, And I can’t escape. [Verse 2] I trace your outline in the dark, Like constellations torn apart. I tell myself you’re just a trace, A trick of light, a memory phase. But every step I try to take, Feels calibrated to your wake. The past keeps bleeding through the now, I don’t know how to let you out. [Pre-Chorus 2] I close my eyes to feel the end, But you return when they open again. If this is healing, tell me why It feels like learning how to die. [Chorus] You’re just an afterimage, Burned into my eyes. I know you’re not really here, But you won’t fade tonight. I try to look away, But every shadow knows your shape. You’re just an afterimage, And I can’t escape. [Bridge] Maybe time will wash you out, Maybe distance breaks the light. But right now you’re all I see, A fading truth stuck inside me. [Pre-Final] I know you’re not coming back, I see it now, I see it clear. It’s not that I can’t move on, It’s just too quiet without you here. [Final Chorus] You’re just an afterimage, Floating in my sight. I know you’re not really here, But you still feel alive. I won’t fight the way you stay, I’ll let the light decay. You’re just an afterimage… And that’s okay. [Outro] Still seeing you. Less every time.
