"Echoes in Time" [Verse 1 – The Past] (16 bars, nostalgic tone, soft piano intro, airy synths.) Faded pictures in a box under dust, Echoes of voices I once used to trust. Pages of journals I don’t wanna read, Written in ink that the years made bleed. Footsteps linger in the house we called home, Ghosts in the hallways, but I walk alone. I swear I hear laughter when the wind shakes the blinds, Maybe I left a few echoes behind. (Beat drops in—warm, mellow groove.) [Chorus] (16 bars, dreamy harmonies, floating synth pads.) The past is a whisper, the present’s a sigh, The future’s a shadow that passes me by. I reach for the moment, but it slips through my hands, Drifting like smoke over old sinking sands. The past is a whisper, the present’s a sigh, The future’s a shadow that passes me by. I reach for the moment, but it slips through my hands, Drifting like smoke over old sinking sands [Verse 2 – The Present] (16 bars, lo-fi drums settle in, warm bass hums.) Clock on the wall don’t move like it should, Seconds feel heavy, but they’re gone for good. I light up the night just to sit in the glow, But time don’t stop, it just lets me know. Every inhale’s a fleeting embrace, Every exhale’s a ghost I can’t chase. Living in now, but I’m lost in between, Too scared to wake, too tired to dream. [Chorus] (8 bars, repeat with added vocal harmonies and soft vocal chops.) The past is a whisper, the present’s a sigh, The future’s a shadow that passes me by. I reach for the moment, but it slips through my hands, Drifting like smoke over old sinking sands. (Beat subtly creeps back in—warmer, hopeful undertones.) [Outro] (8 bars, fading out, deep breath in the mix.) Time moves on, with or without me, Guess I’ll just let it be. Time moves on, with or without me, Guess I’ll just let it be. Time moves on, with or without me, Guess I’ll just let it be. (Music fades—soft vinyl crackle, Rhodes keys drifting into the void.)