Widow's Waltz (Version 1)

[intro – soft piano + whispered vocals] I danced with you in shadows... Now I dance alone. [verse 1] We carved our vows in candlelight But flame gives way to endless night You said you’d hold me 'til the grave You kept your word—now I behave. I wear your coat, your ring, your breath Still hear you moan in phantom death You haunt the mirror when I cry And smile when I begin to die [chorus] This is the widow’s waltz, I spin in pain In lace and loss, I call your name Each step I take, a step from grace But I can’t leave this haunted place You were the rhythm in my bones Now I just dance with hollow tones [verse 2] The ballroom’s cold, the chandeliers Are dripping blood and brittle years I sleep in veils, my dreams are graves Where love lies bound, but never saved They say to heal, to move, to mend But grief is not a passing trend I wear it like a second skin A mourning dress stitched deep within [chorus 2] This is the widow’s waltz, a dance of dust A broken trust, a final thrust The violin is out of tune Still I sway by ghostlight moon You were the fire in my chest Now I just breathe and call it death [bridge – whispered, layered over cello and clean guitar] You left too soon, or I stayed too long Either way, I am not strong I still pretend you’ll walk back in And start the song from where we’ve been [guitar solo – minor key, melancholic arpeggios + feedback swells] [final chorus – higher key, layered clean and distorted vocals] This is the widow’s waltz, I bleed in time No partner left to match the rhyme The dance goes on, but I stay still Your empty arms, they haunt me still You were the one, my final breath Now I just dance alone with death [outro – fading music box + soft female voice] Shall we dance… again?