Talking to the Shadows

[Intro] (Atmospheric pad, filtered synth, subtle perc) [Verse 1] Floorboards keep your cadence, kitchen’s silence breaks so fast, Extra cup by the window— I pretend you’ll come back at last. [Pre‑Hook] Talking to shadows, spilling promises that never last, They lean against the wall and listen, just like in the past. [Verse 2] Arguing with ghosts in an empty room, chasing twilight’s gloom, Wondering if you’re doing the same, whispering my name in the dark. [Hook] Easier than dialing, safer than the truth, Bargaining with youth, trading in tomorrow for the past’s illusion. Daylight holds the ache of what we couldn’t save, Moonlight turns this house into a hollow grave. [Verse 3] Coat rack keeps the imprint, radiator hums the words unsaid, Silhouette flickers, fading slowly, like a dream left dead. [Drop] (Kick-heavy groove, sub-bass drop, vocal chop: “shadows… can’t hold on… fading…”) Shadows, fading… can’t hold on… Promises, breaking… gone, gone, gone… [Bridge] Hall lamp burns low, an ember for what couldn’t grow, Still talking to the past, hoping this is the last show. [Outro] (Filter sweep down, reverb tail, vocal ad‑lib: “talking to the shadows… talking to the shadows…” fading out)