[Intro] (soft piano, Mellotron strings swelling) [Verse 1] I walk these rooms where your voice used to stay Piano keys still remember your name The Mellotron hums like a ghost in the hall And I'm just a shadow against the wall [Pre-Chorus] Tell me how to breathe when the color drains (oohhh - ohhh) [Chorus] My world dims down just a little When you're not here Every light burns just a little softer When you disappear (when you're not here... when you disappear...) [Verse 2] Guitars are crying where your hands used to play Synth strings rising like the end of the day I count the silence, one breath at a time Waiting for your shadow to cross the line [Pre-Chorus] Tell me how to breathe when the color drains (oohhh - ohhh) [Chorus] My world dims down just a little When you're not here Every light burns just a little softer When you disappear [Instrumental Break] (Moog synthesizer solo, symphonic, guitar interplay, tempo opens up) [Bridge] Maybe the dark's just a place I go When your light burns low Maybe I'm nothing but an echo you left behind [Final Chorus] My world dims down — but never fully When you're not here 'Cause even shadows hold your memory Year after year [Outro] (Mellotron and piano fade, layered ad-lib vocals: "when you're not here...")
