let the smoke pretend we were ever warm

[Intro – whispered, layered] we said we wouldn’t but we move in circles haunting the outline of something we buried [Verse 1 – clean, detached] Soft light flickers in your breath Like smoke trapped under glass You pull me in, half-formed, unsure A phantom wrapped in skin from the past Your voice cracks like static But I still hear the rhythm Two silhouettes, rehearsing In a room that doesn’t listen [Chorus – soaring, haunting] And we dance like we mean it With our hands around the flame You press into the silence And I forget your name We fall, we fall Like we did before One last waltz On a collapsing floor [Break – ambient noise, low spoken line] this was always going nowhere… but it still feels like home [Verse 2 – heavier, syncopated rhythm] Every step’s a lie I recognize You’re still the ache I romanticize You sway like you’re healing But this is just bleeding We’re just… two ghosts rehearsing a death [Bridge – screamed/growled over reverb] You called me back just to watch me drown Your hands don’t save, they pin me down A thousand sparks, one choking flame We twist, we burn— but we never change [Chorus – distorted, collapsing into ambience] And we dance like we mean it With our hands around the flame You press into the silence And I forget your name We fall, we fall Like we did before One last waltz On a collapsing floor [Outro – atmospheric, fading] just say you felt it just once even if it meant nothing let the smoke pretend we were ever warm.