Some days I catch myself drifting back To a time when everything felt close enough to touch You were heading toward a future you had already chosen And I let you go before I learned what staying means I still remember how you made my thoughts feel alive Even when I didn’t know what I was searching for Now the years keep moving on without a sound And the part of me that held you is fading out I don’t reach for what can’t return But I feel the quiet where you used to burn I’m not waiting for a door to open I’m just learning how to walk with what remains There’s a tape in a drawer I never play Your voice on it carries that closeness only you gave I could listen, but I know it wouldn’t help It would only pull me back to something long gone I still remember how you made my thoughts feel alive Even when I didn’t know what I was searching for I don’t blame the world for turning I don’t blame you for leaving We were young and trying to become ourselves And maybe we did Now the years keep moving on without a sound And the part of me that held you is fading out I don’t reach for what can’t return But I feel the quiet where you used to burn I’m not waiting for a door to open I’m just learning how to walk with what remains
