Cracks In The Silence

Sparse piano ballad with distant pads and low strings, male or female vocal right up front and intimate, Verses stay almost spoken, fragile and close-mic’d; chorus swells with layered harmonies, a wider reverb, and heavier low-end from warm bass and toms, Occasional reverse-cymbal swells and subtle vocal chops rise like waves under the second half, then everything strips back to just piano and a dry voice for the final lines, melancholy, light, sad

[Verse 1] Your coat still hangs On the back of the door Half-zipped sleeve Still reaching for more Mug in the sink Lip-print fading I stand in the doorway Heart just caving I keep replaying Last things you said Every almost Inside my head All of the sentences We left in pieces Float in the quiet Like torn up secrets [Chorus] I scream your name into the dark Till my throat turns to stone Every echo coming back Just reminds me I'm alone All these what-ifs cut like glass Every breath Another why Cracks in the silence I bleed through But you don't reply [Verse 2] Was I a burden Did I fail the test Did you carry this weight Pressed into your chest Did you turn to a friend When I looked away Did they walk you to the edge Then just let you stray Now I scroll through your photos Looking for clues Tiny suspicions I don't want to prove Afraid I was loving A half-told story Afraid that I lost you To someone before me [Chorus] [Bridge] I shout into pillows Till I taste salt and dust Begging the ceiling To rebuild my trust Every memory flickers Then falls through the floor I'm holding your absence Like it's something more If there's a doorway Between here and then I'd stand in the threshold And ask you again Did you feel me leaving Before you were gone Or did I only lose you After you moved on [Chorus] [Outro] Your coat still hangs But it doesn't hold you I stand in the hallway Pretending it knows the truth One last question Caught in my throat Bone-dry I open my mouth Just air Just night

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