[INTRO — 15 SEC | CINEMATIC DARK — INSTRUMENTAL] [VERSE 1] You call my name when you need me near, I give you more, I make it clear. For one short moment, I mean something more, Then when you have it, you close the door. You take the hand that reaches through, You take the help I gave to you. Then time moves on, the silence starts, And what was close falls worlds apart. [PRE-CHORUS] No warning sound, no final word, Just fewer signs, less being heard. The distance grows without a fight, And slowly fades what once felt right. [BACKING VOCALS — SOFT ECHO] Ohhhh... Aaaaaah... [CHORUS] Not the first anymore, That's the way the story turns. Someone else becomes the reason, While another place just burns. Not forgotten, not erased, Just moved outside the light. What once felt close and certain Can disappear from sight. [15–20 SEC INSTRUMENTAL BREAK — NO VOCALS] [VERSE 2] Some only come when they need your light, You carry them through the darkest night. They call you close, they call you friend, Then disappear when they reach the end. A different face catches their eyes, A different voice becomes their guide. And what was once so close and clear Becomes a memory year by year. [PRE-CHORUS 2] No one is guilty, no one betrayed, No promise broken, no debt unpaid. It's simply how the places change When something new rearranges names. [CHORUS — BIGGER] Someone else becomes the reason, Someone else becomes the light. And what was once so close to you Slowly fades from sight. No anger and no final scene, No words that need to be said. You simply see the change unfold And leave it where it ends. [BRIDGE — MUSIC DROPS] I saw the changes, one by one, I watched the distance come undone. I never asked, I never blamed, I simply watched the way things changed. No bitter words, no final fight, I read the silence every night. When I could feel I had to chase, I chose to leave and keep my place. [MALE ECHO — SOFT] Keep my place... Keep my place... AAAAAAH... OOOOOOH... [FINAL CHORUS — EPIC / DARK] Not the first anymore, And that's the truth nobody tells. Sometimes you're needed for a moment, Then forgotten when it ends. Yesterday, I had my place. Today, they barely know my name. I saw the change, I said no word, And walked away from what had changed. [MALE BACKING VOCALS — LAYERED] AAAAAAH... OOOOOOH... [FINAL MALE — LOW, QUIET] Not the first anymore. [OUTRO — 12–15 SEC | INSTRUMENTAL]
